Scare off meaning
Scare off is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to make someone sufficiently worried that they decide against an action.
- Past simple
- scared off
- Past participle
- scared off
- -ing form
- scaring off
What scare off means
worry into abandoning actionC1
To make someone sufficiently worried that they decide against an action
High fees may scare potential applicants off.
1 more meaning of scare off is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does scare off mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to make someone sufficiently worried that they decide against an action. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of scare off?
Scared off, which is also its past participle.
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