run scared

rʌn skɛrd

ran scared, running scared

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Conjugation

Definition of run scared - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

fearful action

act in fear or panic without thinking

He started to run scared when he heard the news.

flee

panic

avoidance

avoid something due to fear

She decided to run scared from the confrontation.

dodge

shy away

competitive fear

Rare

compete anxiously due to fear of losing

Rare

The team began to run scared after the opponent's strong start.

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Expressions with run

run around

move quickly in different directions

The kids will run around in the park for hours..

run into

collide with something

She didn't see the post and run into it..

chicken run

enclosed area where chickens are kept

The farmer expanded the chicken run to accommodate more birds.

long run

extended period of time for outcomes to appear

In the long run, hard work pays off.

run out of

use all of something so none is left

We will run out of milk soon.

get run over

be hit and passed over by a vehicle or object

He got run over by a car yesterday.

Expressions with scared

be scared to death

be extremely frightened

She was scared to death when she saw the snake.

scared spitless

adj.

extremely frightened or terrified

She was scared spitless during the horror movie.

Examples of run scared in a sentence

The team seemed to run scared after the early setback.
He chose to run scared from the risky investment.
They run scared whenever they hear loud noises.
They started to run scared after hearing the news.
He tends to run scared when facing tough competition.

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French:prendre la fuite, fuir, ...
German:kopflos handeln, verängstigt weglaufen, ...
Italian:agire in preda al panico, scappare impaurita, ...
Spanish:huir asustado, huir por miedo, ...
Portuguese:agir com medo, evitar por medo, ...
Chinese:慌乱地跑, 因害怕而逃避, ...
Japanese:恐れて走る, 恐れて避ける, ...
Arabic:تَصَرَّفَ بِخَوْفٍ, تهرّبَ من, ...
Hebrew:לִפְעֹל בְּפַחַד, לִבְרֹחַ מִפַּחַד, ...
Russian:паниковать, избегать из страха, ...
Ukrainian:діяти в паніці, уникати через страх, ...
Hindi:घबराकर भागना, डरकर पीछे हटना, ...
Bengali:আতঙ্কে দিশেহারা হয়ে পড়া, ভয়ে এড়িয়ে চলা, ...
Catalan:actuar en pànic, fugir per por, ...
Czech:jednat v panice, zaleknout se, ...
Danish:gå i panik, trække sig af frygt, ...
Dutch:in paniek raken, bang vermijden, ...
Greek:πανικοβάλλομαι, κάνω πίσω από φόβο, ...
Hungarian:pánikba esni, meghátrálni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើសកម្មភាពដោយភ័យស្លន់ស្លោ, គេចវេះដោយភ័យខ្លាច, ...
Korean:겁에 질리다, 겁에 질려 피하다, ...
Persian:دستپاچه شدن, از ترس عقب کشیدن, ...
Polish:działać w panice, unikać ze strachu, ...
Portuguese (BR):agir com medo, evitar por medo, ...
Romanian:a fugi speriat, a evita de frică, ...
Swedish:agera i panik, undvika av rädsla, ...
Thai:แตกตื่น, ถอยหนี, ...
Turkish:korkuyla hareket etmek, korkudan kaçınmak, ...
Vietnamese:hoảng hốt, né tránh, ...

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