scar

Everyday

1. A scar is a mark left on your skin after a cut, burn or wound has healed. tree →
2. A scar is also a lasting sign of a bad experience, in feelings or on land. tree →
3. To scar means to leave a scar. tree →

In the lessons

In health lessons scars show how the body heals itself; in stories a scar can tell part of a character's past (like Harry Potter's lightning scar). Phrases: «leave a scar», «a deep scar», «scarred for life».

Examples

• I have a scar on my knee from falling off my bike. tree →
• The cut healed but left a scar. tree →
• Harry Potter has a scar on his forehead. tree →
• Scars often fade over time. tree →
• The forest fire scarred the hills. tree →
• Don't pick scabs, or they might scar. tree →
• The cat had a scar on its ear from a fight. tree →
• Many a wound I got from men, many a sorrowful scar. tree →

Note

Countable. Double r: scarred, scarring. Trap: «scar» vs «scare» — scarred (had a scar) vs scared (frightened). A scab comes first, then the skin heals, sometimes leaving a scar.

In Jewish tradition

The priest uses a scar as a sign that the person is clean. Job says God "scares" him with dreams, meaning He terrifies him. In the primary lessons: In health lessons scars show how the body heals itself; in stories a scar can tell part of a character's past (like Harry Potter's lightning scar). Phrases: «leave a scar», «a deep scar», «scarred for life».

Examples

• But if the bright spot stay in its place, and be not spread, it is the scar of the boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. (Torah LEV.13.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then Thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions; (Writings JOB.7.14, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable. Double r: scarred, scarring. Trap: «scar» vs «scare» — scarred (had a scar) vs scared (frightened). A scab comes first, then the skin heals, sometimes leaving a scar.