Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to frighten
Participle: frightened
Gerund: frightening
Indicative
Present
| I | frighten |
| you | frighten |
| he;she;it | frightens |
| we | frighten |
| you | frighten |
| they | frighten |
Perfect
| I | have frightened |
| you | have frightened |
| he;she;it | has frightened |
| we | have frightened |
| you | have frightened |
| they | have frightened |
Past
| I | frightened |
| you | frightened |
| he;she;it | frightened |
| we | frightened |
| you | frightened |
| they | frightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had frightened |
| you | had frightened |
| he;she;it | had frightened |
| we | had frightened |
| you | had frightened |
| they | had frightened |
Future
| I | will frighten |
| you | will frighten |
| he;she;it | will frighten |
| we | will frighten |
| you | will frighten |
| they | will frighten |
Future Perfect
| I | will have frightened |
| you | will have frightened |
| he;she;it | will have frightened |
| we | will have frightened |
| you | will have frightened |
| they | will have frightened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | frighten |
| you | frighten |
| he;she;it | frighten |
| we | frighten |
| you | frighten |
| they | frighten |
Perfect
| I | have frightened |
| you | have frightened |
| he;she;it | have frightened |
| we | have frightened |
| you | have frightened |
| they | have frightened |
Imperfect
| I | frightened |
| you | frightened |
| he;she;it | frightened |
| we | frightened |
| you | frightened |
| they | frightened |
Pluperfect
| I | had frightened |
| you | had frightened |
| he;she;it | had frightened |
| we | had frightened |
| you | had frightened |
| they | had frightened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would frighten |
| you | would frighten |
| he;she;it | would frighten |
| we | would frighten |
| you | would frighten |
| they | would frighten |
Perfect
| I | would have frightened |
| you | would have frightened |
| he;she;it | would have frightened |
| we | would have frightened |
| you | would have frightened |
| they | would have frightened |
Imperative
| you | frighten |
| we | Let's frighten |
| you | frighten |
Verbs conjugated like 'frighten'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'frighten'
brighten,
freighten,
righten,
affrighten,
blighten,
forlighten,
fright,
heighten,
lighten,
nighten,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to fill with fear
- affright, alarm, fray, harrow, horrify, make someone's blood run cold, scare, scare straight, scare the bejeebers out of, scare the pants off of, terrify, terrorize
- To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
- appall
- To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive of firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.
- dismay
- To immobilize with fright.
- petrify
- scare
- alarm, abash, affright, appall, dispirit, awe, dismay, deter
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English *frightenen, equivalent to fright + -en.
Verbs referencing "frighten"
Luxembourgish
fäerten.
Sample Sentences
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“ George, is it you ? How you frightened me ! Well; I am so glad you ’ s come ! Missis is gone to spend the afternoon; so come into my little room, and we'll have the time all to ourselves. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Surprised and frightened, Eliza sat down, leaned her head on her husband's shoulder, and burst into tears.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ O, George ! George ! you frighten me ! Why, I never heard you talk so; I 'm afraid you'll do something dreadful. I don't wonder at your feelings, at all; but oh, do be careful—do, do—for my sake—for Harry's ! ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] Eliza, mournfully. “ It was only yesterday, ” said George, “ as I was busy loading stones into a cart, that young Mas’r Tom stood there, slashing his whip so near the horse that the creature was frightened. I asked him to stop, as pleasant as I could,—he just kept right on. I begged him again, and then he turned on me, and began striking me. I held his hand, and then he screamed and kicked and ran to [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] all the horses, harnessed or unharnessed, are there. The passengers are getting out of the steamboat, and into the coaches; the luggage is being transferred in noisy wheelbarrows; the horses are frightened, and impatient to start; the black drivers are chattering to them like so many monkeys; and the white ones whooping like so many drovers: for the main thing to be done in all kinds of hostlering [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ You frighten him into deceiving, if you treat him so. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The girl was frightened, and began to cry.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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“ Fellows used to try to frighten me with their yarns at sea, ” said Legree. “ Never come it round me that way. I 'm too tough for any such trash, tell ye. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)