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frighten

frighten

Meaning of frighten

English

to make someone feel afraid

Русский

вызывать страх; чуть более книжное слово

frighten

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈfraɪtən/
American English
/ˈfraɪtən/

frighten with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом frighten

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

5 сочетаний

Сочетания и примеры

  • frighten childrenпугать детей
  • frighten easilyлегко пугать
  • frighten awayотпугивать
  • frighten offотпугивать
  • frighten someoneпугать кого-то

frighten usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Please don't frighten the baby with that mask.

Пожалуйста, не пугай ребёнка этой маской.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The loud bang frightened everyone in the room.

Громкий хлопок всех в комнате напугал.

frighten synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between frighten, scare, terrify, and startle

scare
🇬🇧English

The most common, informal word.

very often

ENYou scared me!

T
🇬🇧English
terrify

To frighten very much.

often

ENFlying terrifies my mother.

S
🇬🇧English
startle

To surprise and frighten suddenly.

often

ENThe phone startled me.

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frighten meaning: what does it mean?

to make someone feel afraid

frighten pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

frighten is pronounced as /ˈfraɪtən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

frighten definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Пожалуйста, не пугай ребёнка этой маской. Translation: Please don't frighten the baby with that mask.

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