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What does frighten mean in a sentence?
1 : to make afraid : terrify The movie scene frightened the child. 2 : to drive or force by frightening frightened the boy into confessing. intransitive verb. : to become frightened She doesn’t frighten easily.
How do you use the word of in a sentence?
Examples of of in a Sentence Preposition He is a coworker of mine. I threw out that old shirt of yours. She’s a friend of my mother’s. He had the support of his family to help him.
What is the noun of frighten?
Frighten is the verb form of the noun fright. although originally the verb was also fright. The Old English source is fyrhtu, “fear, dread, trembling, or horrible sight.”
What is called frightened?
: feeling fear : made to feel afraid a badly frightened child The farmer was hurrying out into the road, and his wife was standing at the gate, looking very frightened.—
What are the 4 types of sentences?
The Four Types of Sentences Declarative Sentences: Used to make statements or relay information. Imperative Sentences: Used to make a command or a direct instruction. Interrogative Sentences: Used to ask a question. Exclamatory Sentences: Used to express a strong emotion.
What part of speech is the word frighten?
transitive verb
frighten
| part of speech: | transitive verb |
|---|---|
| inflections: | frightens, frightening, frightened |
What is the verb of annoyance?
annoy. (transitive) To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
What part of speech is frighten?
What is the past tense of frighten?
frightened
frighten Definitions and Synonyms
| present tense | |
|---|---|
| he/she/it | frightens |
| present participle | frightening |
| past tense | frightened |
| past participle | frightened |
What are the 8 types of sentences?
Terms in this set (8)
- Simple Sentence. a sentence with only one independent clause.
- Compound Sentence. a sentence made up of two or more simple sentences.
- Complex Sentence.
- Compound-Complex Sentence.
- Declarative Sentence.
- Interrogative Sentence.
- Imperative Sentence.
- Exclamatory Sentence.