FRIGHTEN


Meaning of FRIGHTEN in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' fr ī -t ə n

Function: verb

Inflected Form: fright · ened ; fright · en · ing \ ' fr ī -t ə n-i ŋ , ' fr ī t-ni ŋ \

Date: 1630

transitive verb

1 : to make afraid : TERRIFY

2 : to drive or force by frightening < frighten ed the boy into confessing>

intransitive verb : to become frightened

– fright · en · ing · ly \ -t ə n-i ŋ -l ē , -ni ŋ -l ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.