scar
verb/skɑː(r)/
/skɑːr/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scar | /skɑː(r)/ /skɑːr/ |
| he / she / it scars | /skɑːz/ /skɑːrz/ |
| past simple scarred | /skɑːd/ /skɑːrd/ |
| past participle scarred | /skɑːd/ /skɑːrd/ |
| -ing form scarring | /ˈskɑːrɪŋ/ /ˈskɑːrɪŋ/ |
- (of a wound, etc.) to leave a mark on the skin after it has got better
- be/leave somebody scarred His face was badly scarred.
- The accident left him permanently scarred.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- deeply
- heavily
- …
- with
- be scarred for life
- leave somebody scarred
- (of an unpleasant experience) to leave somebody with a feeling of being very sad or with mental pain
- be/leave somebody scarred The experience left her scarred for life.
Extra Examples- She was both physically and mentally scarred by the accident.
- Their minds were scarred with bitterness.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- deeply
- heavily
- …
- with
- be scarred for life
- leave somebody scarred
- to damage the appearance of something
- be scarred (by something) The hills are scarred by quarries.
- battle-scarred buildings
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French escharre, via late Latin from Greek eskhara ‘scab’.
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