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Definition of
scare away phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
scare away
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
scare somebody
away/off
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to make someone go away by frightening them
They managed to scare the bears away.
Nearby words
scare
verb
scare
noun
scare away
phrasal verb
scarecrow
noun
scared
adjective