FRIGHTEN


Meaning of FRIGHTEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfrī-t ə n ]

verb

( fright·ened ; fright·en·ing ˈfrī-t ə n-iŋ, ˈfrīt-niŋ)

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-iŋ-lē, -niŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.