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take fright

take fright verb: to suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.

Verb

take fright (third-person singular simple present takes fright, present participle taking fright, simple past took fright, past participle taken fright)

  1. To suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
    • Meredith referred to the turnpike or carriage road constructed by the Tredegar Iron Company alongside the tramroad from Penllwyn Mawr to Tredegar, and said there was no fence between the two; he had experienced narrow escapes at times when on horseback, for horses occasionally took fright when...1939 September, Charles E. Lee, “The Sirhowy Valley and its Railways—I”, in Railway Magazine, page 207

Forms of take fright

third-person singular presenttakes fright
present participletaking fright
pasttook fright
past participletaken fright

Questions about take fright

What does take fright mean?
Take fright means to suddenly become scared, frightened or panicked.
What part of speech is take fright?
Take fright is a verb.
What is the past tense of take fright?
The past tense of take fright is took fright.

Words near take fright in the dictionary

  1. take for a spin
  2. take for granite
  3. take for granted
  4. take form
  5. take French leave
  6. take fright
  7. take from behind
  8. take gas
  9. take great pains
  10. take guard
  11. take heart

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