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scare off

scare off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skair awf, of]
    • /skɛər ɔf, ɒf/
    • /skeə(r) ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skair awf, of]
    • /skɛər ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of scare off words

  • transitivephrasal verb scare off frighten away 1
  • transitivephrasal verb scare off deter 1
  • phrasal verb scare off If you scare off or scare away a person or animal, you frighten them so that they go away. 0
  • phrasal verb scare off If you scare someone off, you accidentally make them unwilling to become involved with you. 0
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Parts of speech for Scare off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Scare off

scare off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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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