ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRIGHT
Old English fryhto; related to Gothic faurhtei, Old Frisian fruchte, Old High German forhta.
WHAT DOES FRIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of fright in the English dictionary
The first definition of fright in the dictionary is sudden intense fear or alarm. Other definition of fright is a sudden alarming shock. Fright is also a horrifying, grotesque, or ludicrous person or thing.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FRIGHT
PRESENT
Present
I fright
you fright
he/she/it frights
we fright
you fright
they fright
Present continuous
I am frighting
you are frighting
he/she/it is frighting
we are frighting
you are frighting
they are frighting
Present perfect
I have frighted
you have frighted
he/she/it has frighted
we have frighted
you have frighted
they have frighted
Present perfect continuous
I have been frighting
you have been frighting
he/she/it has been frighting
we have been frighting
you have been frighting
they have been frighting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I frighted
you frighted
he/she/it frighted
we frighted
you frighted
they frighted
Past continuous
I was frighting
you were frighting
he/she/it was frighting
we were frighting
you were frighting
they were frighting
Past perfect
I had frighted
you had frighted
he/she/it had frighted
we had frighted
you had frighted
they had frighted
Past perfect continuous
I had been frighting
you had been frighting
he/she/it had been frighting
we had been frighting
you had been frighting
they had been frighting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will fright
you will fright
he/she/it will fright
we will fright
you will fright
they will fright
Future continuous
I will be frighting
you will be frighting
he/she/it will be frighting
we will be frighting
you will be frighting
they will be frighting
Future perfect
I will have frighted
you will have frighted
he/she/it will have frighted
we will have frighted
you will have frighted
they will have frighted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been frighting
you will have been frighting
he/she/it will have been frighting
we will have been frighting
you will have been frighting
they will have been frighting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would fright
you would fright
he/she/it would fright
we would fright
you would fright
they would fright
Conditional continuous
I would be frighting
you would be frighting
he/she/it would be frighting
we would be frighting
you would be frighting
they would be frighting
Conditional perfect
I would have fright
you would have fright
he/she/it would have fright
we would have fright
you would have fright
they would have fright
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been frighting
you would have been frighting
he/she/it would have been frighting
we would have been frighting
you would have been frighting
they would have been frighting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you fright
we let´s fright
you fright
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
frighting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRIGHT»
The term «fright» is quite widely used and occupies the
27.085 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «FRIGHT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
fright.
Stage fright is not a thing about 'Am I any good?' It's about 'Am I gonna be good tonight?' It's a right-now thing. It helps me. If I went out there thinkin', 'Eh, we'll go slaughter 'em,' I'm positive something would go seriously wrong.
The declaration of love marks the transition from chance to destiny, and that's why it is so perilous and so burdened with a kind of horrifying stage fright.
To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.
Every audience has its character; I like America - they love me. I suffer from stage fright, but in America not so much.
But I have fun with the fright, work with it. You have to - that's your timing, that beat of excitement. And when I go on stage, it's just like taking a step into heaven. Poof, you know? Poof - and there I am.
I don't get stage fright, I actually love the energy, I love the spontaneity, I love the adrenaline you get in front of a live audience, it actually really works for me.
Yeah... I was a singer as a kid. I had a lot of stage fright, and what's happened with 'Idol,' it has got me past so much of that.
As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.
I used to suffer from stage fright, which at times was an ordeal. I won't perform live again. I'm going to do some TV shows and videos but nothing else... I don't like to travel too much or do concerts. I'm more of a studio and home girl.
I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIGHT»
Discover the use of
fright in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
fright and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Getting Over Stage
Fright: A New Approach to Resolving Your ...
This book is especially helpful to those who have moderate to high levels of performance anxiety, though it can also help those who have a milder case of the jitters.
2
Wake In
Fright: Text Classics
It is the original and the greatest outback horror story. Bundanyabba and its citizens will forever haunt its readers. This edition includes an introduction by Peter Temple and an afterword by David Stratton.
Kenneth Cook, Peter Temple, 2012
3
Stage
Fright, Animals, and Other Theatrical Problems
This 2006 book focuses on the theatrical encounter - those events in which actor and audience come face to face in a strangely compromised and alienated intimacy - arguing that the modern theatre has become a place where we entertain ...
4
Overcoming Stage
Fright in Everyday Life
Discusses the psychological roots of stage fright and provides exercises for overcoming the anxiety
5
Stage
Fright: Modernism, Anti-Theatricality, and Drama
While the avant-garde celebrated all things theatrical, a dominant strain of modernism tended to define itself against the theater, valuing lyric poetry and the novel instead.
Allie's theatrical hopes are crushed when, instead of being cast as the princess, she is given the role of the evil queen in the fourth-grade class play.
On her way to Halloween trick-or-treating, a witch makes room on her broom for a group of fiendish friends.
When a new Broadway musical is sabotaged by death threats and accidents that nearly kill an understudy, the Hardy brothers enlist the aid of Nancy Drew, whose likeness to the show's lead actress enables them to arrange an inside ...
Carolyn Keene, Franklin W. Dixon, 2012
9
Write
Fright: A Guide to Writing Scary Stories
This is just like all the other how-to-write books - except scarier, and funnier, and more likely to make kids really want to write.
Mark Pierce, Karen Jennings, 2000
Helen Chappell, an award-winning Eastern Shore author, now brings you A Fright of Ghosts, the fifth novel in her sought after "Sam and Hollis Mystery" series.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIGHT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
fright is used in the context of the following news items.
Victim tells of fright in Wodonga knife attack
A WEST Wodonga woman yesterday told of her fear shortly before another woman allegedly tried to rob her with a butter or dinner knife. «The Border Mail, Jul 15»
Stage fright scuppered my West End dream
It is one of those formative memories, a slight scar on my pysche that will never go away. Aged around nine and desperate to audition for the ... «Pendle Today, Jul 15»
All These Years Later, Alan Jackson Still Gets Stage Fright
Even though he's been one of the biggest stars in country for decades, Alan Jackson hasn't gotten over stage fright. In an upcoming interview ... «Radio.com Music and Entertainment News, Jul 15»
Man Behind Jet Airways Bomb Fright Tweet Surrenders in Jaipur
JAIPUR/CHANDIGARH: A 24-year old youth whose hoax tweet about a bomb in a Jet Airways plane on an international flight triggered a scare ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
Young Stars give league leaders a fright
Birmingham Brummies team boss Graham Drury paid tribute to the Lynn Young Stars for pushing his unbeaten outfit all of the way on ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
Adorable Panda Gives Himself a Fright
Adorable Panda Gives Himself a Fright. More. Giant male panda is scared by things that go bam-boo in the night. 0:29 | 07/09/15 ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
Worksop's Sam Walker gives Masataka Morizono a fright in Korean …
Sam Walker gave world No 28 Masataka Morizono a fright as he enjoyed some eye-catching results at the Korean Open. The 20-year-old ... «Worksop Today, Jul 15»
UCD reliving European glory days when they gave Everton the fright …
Paddy Dunning UCD goes up for the ball with Graeme Sharp Everton during the UCD v Open Gallery 1 Paddy Dunning UCD goes up for the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Samoa give rusty All Blacks a fright ahead of World Cup
The All Blacks were given a massive wake-up call in their truncated World Cup build-up with a rusty performance before they subdued a ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
Blues singer Andersen fights off stage fright
Blues singer Missy Andersen will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at I Don't Know Sports Bar & Grill, 1301 S.W. Sixth Ave. «Amarillo.com, Jul 15»
