fear
🇺🇸
/fɪr/
🇬🇧
/fɪə(r)/
noun
A2
A bad feeling when you are in danger or something scares you.
She walked home in fear after hearing strange noises.
A2
Worry about someone's safety or something bad happening.
Parents often feel fear when their children are late.
verb
B1
To be scared of someone or something.
Many people fear spiders because they look scary.
B1
To think something bad might happen.
She began to fear that she had lost her keys.
R
Used to say you think something bad is true.
I fear that it will rain during our picnic.
translation
A bad feeling when you are in danger or something scares you.; Worry about someone's safety or something bad happening.
To be scared of someone or something.; To think something bad might happen.; Used to say you think something bad is true.
Word Forms
3rd Present
fears
Past
feared
Perfect
feared
Progressive
fearing
Plural
fears