to fear
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1.0
- verb
- /fɪr/
:
temer
- In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies.
- fear failure
- fear losing
- reason to fear
This all said, I still think we shouldn't fear AI for three reasons.
- This all said, I still think we shouldn't fear AI for three reasons.
- I do not fear computers, I fear the lack of them.
- And when it says, fear not, I, I stop myself.
- And she says we fear your spells of immortality.
- And so, yeah, I don't, I don't fear people like Keir Selma.
- That's not right because I just fear different things than they do.
- So he says, slaves fear their master because of torments.
Examples
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But now I fear him, even more than I fear you.
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Nor will he, of course, have any reason to fear being caught.
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But for us, just us, does it make sense to fear being dead?
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There is no need to fear.
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It's not only labor law reform they fear; it's the whole shift in political power.
Academic text (2012) -
Do you fear for the future of the game with these massive salaries swilling around?
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I see kids who timidly hide their writing and genuinely fear writing conferences.
Academic text (2013) -
The American people support the Dreyfus Act because they haven't experienced this technology and they fear what they don't understand.
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So remember, don't compromise, don't fear rejection, and trust your gut.
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I fear that I might not pass the exam if I don't study harder.
Synonyms
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1.0
To feel nervous or afraid about possible problems
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2.0
Feel afraid about what might happen to someone or something
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4.8
To feel very afraid about something that may happen
Idioms
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7.9
A strong feeling of being afraid and respectful of someone who could punish you
- Informal
3
8.2
Make people very afraid and make them respect you by showing power
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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4.1
A river in southeast North Carolina that flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
How Afraid
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fear as a verb comes from the old English fær meaning 'danger', so to fear something is to feel that it might hurt you or be dangerous. This is the everyday meaning 'to be afraid'.