run scared

run scare

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhn skair]
- /rʌn skɛər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhn skair]
- /rʌn skɛər/

Definitions of run scared words

verb without object run scared to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 1
verb without object run scared to move with haste; act quickly: Run upstairs and get the iodine. 1
verb without object run scared to depart quickly; take to flight; flee or escape: to run from danger. 1
verb without object run scared to have recourse for aid, support, comfort, etc.: He shouldn't run to his parents with every little problem. 1
verb without object run scared to make a quick trip or informal visit for a short stay at a place: to run up to New York; I will run over to see you after dinner. 1
verb without object run scared to go around, rove, or ramble without restraint (often followed by about): to run about in the park. 1

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Origin of run scared

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English rinnen, rennen, partly < Old Norse rinna, renna, partly continuing Old English rinnan; cognate with German rinnen; form run orig. past participle, later extended to present tense; (noun and adj.) derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Run scared

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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run scared popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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 run scared

adj run scared

afraid — If you are afraid of someone or afraid to do something, you are frightened because you think that something very unpleasant is going to happen to you.
faint-hearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.

verb run scared

have a fit — become angry, upset
lose it — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.

adjective run scared

aroused — in a state of sexual arousal

All 6 Synonyms of run scared