Scare Up

Pronunciation: /sker ʌp/

Definitions of scare up

verb to gather or collect something, especially with effort or difficulty

Example Sentences

A1 I can scare up some snacks for the party.

A2 She managed to scare up enough money for the trip.

B1 The team was able to scare up a win in the final minutes of the game.

B2 Despite the short notice, he was able to scare up a group of volunteers to help with the event.

C1 The detective was able to scare up some new leads in the case.

C2 The journalist managed to scare up some exclusive information for the article.

Examples of scare up in a Sentence

formal The detective had to scare up some witnesses to solve the case.

informal I need to scare up some snacks before the party starts.

slang Let's scare up some cash for the concert tickets.

figurative She had to scare up the courage to confront her fears.

Grammatical Forms of scare up

• past tense: scared up
• present tense: scares up
• future tense: will scare up
• perfect tense: have scared up
• continuous tense: scaring up
• infinitive: scare up
• gerund: scaring up
• participle: scared up

Origin and Evolution of scare up

First Known Use: 1800 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'scare up' originated in the English language.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to mean 'to find or gather by searching', the term 'scare up' has evolved to also mean 'to obtain or procure through effort or difficulty'.