How to spell scared

Scared is spelled S-C-A-R-E-D.

hear it/skɛrd/adjectiveLong vowels

What it means: Feeling frightened or alarmed.

In a sentence: The little kitten was scared of the loud thunder.

Same family: scare, scary, scaring, scaredly, frightened. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Scared comes from the verb "scare," which appeared in Middle English and may be related to Old Norse words meaning "to frighten" or "to jump." Over time, the -ed form became common as an adjective to describe a lasting feeling of fear, not just a moment of being startled.

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