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make oneself scarce

make one·self scarce
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyk wuhn-self, wuhnz- skairs]
    • /meɪk wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- skɛərs/
    • /meɪk ˌwʌnˈself skeəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyk wuhn-self, wuhnz- skairs]
    • /meɪk wʌnˈsɛlf, wʌnz- skɛərs/

Definitions of make oneself scarce words

  • adjective make oneself scarce insufficient to satisfy the need or demand; not abundant: Meat and butter were scarce during the war. 1
  • adjective make oneself scarce seldom met with; rare: a scarce book. 1
  • adverb make oneself scarce scarcely. 1
  • idioms make oneself scarce make oneself scarce, Informal. to depart, especially suddenly. to stay away; avoid. 1
  • phrase make oneself scarce If you make yourself scarce, you quickly leave the place you are in, usually in order to avoid a difficult or embarrassing situation. 0
  • noun make oneself scarce to go away, esp suddenly 0
See all 7 definitions of make oneself scarce

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Origin of make oneself scarce

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English scars < Old North French (e)scars < Vulgar Latin *excarpsus plucked out, for Latin excerptus; see excerpt

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Parts of speech for Make oneself scarce

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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make oneself scarce popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for make oneself scarce

verb make oneself scarce

  • beat it — to go away
  • begone — go away!
  • decamp — If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
  • depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
  • go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
All 130 Synonyms of make oneself scarce

Antonyms for make oneself scarce

verb make oneself scarce

  • fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
  • fill up — a full supply; enough to satisfy want or desire: to eat one's fill.
  • put — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
  • wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
All 43 Antonyms of make oneself scarce

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