🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

इकट्ठा करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ikattā karnā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scare-Up/skɛr ʌp/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसे अंतिम क्षण में पर्याप्त स्वयंसेवक इकट्ठा करना पड़ा।"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To gather or collect something, often in a hurried or anxious manner.

    "She managed to scare-up enough volunteers for the event at the last minute."
  2. 2

    To cause someone to find or obtain something, typically with difficulty.

    "He had to scare-up some cash to pay for the unexpected expenses."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'scare-up' is a compound verb formed from 'scare', which originates from the Old Norse word 'skera', meaning to cut or separate, and 'up', indicating a direction or completion. The phrase evolved in the 19th century to mean to gather or collect something, often with a sense of urgency or fear.

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