Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make oneself scarce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: make one-self s-carce
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leave or stay away from a place, especially in order to avoid an encounter.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Perhaps I should make myself scarce before he finds any more chores to assign me."
"Piker disappears upstairs to shower, and his dad — a retired corporate executive with a Ph.D. in economics who’s written four books about European Union antitrust law — quickly makes himself scarce. But his mom sticks around."

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

makes oneself scarce (present, singular) making oneself scarce (participle, present) made oneself scarce (participle, past) made oneself scarce (past)

Questions

What does make oneself scarce mean?: To leave or stay away from a place, especially in order to avoid an encounter.

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