fear
To be afraid of; to consider or expect with alarmTo be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
» She laughed to cover her fear.
Sie lachte, um ihre Angst zu verbergen.
Вона засміялася, щоб приховати свій страх.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
I fear the worst will happen.
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
(intransitive)To feel fear.
Never fear; help is always near.
fürchten, Angst haben vor
боя́тьсяbojátʹsja, страши́тьсяstrašítʹsja, опаса́тьсяopasátʹsja
боя́тисяbojátysja, ляка́тисяljakátysja, поло́хатисяpolóxatysja
(intransitive)To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for [with for].
She fears for her son’s safety.
Angst haben um, fürchten um/für
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
(transitive)To venerate; to feel awe towards.
People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
fürchten
(transitive)To regret.
I fear I have bad news for you: your husband has died.
but see leider
(obsolete, transitive)To cause fear to; to frighten.
(obsolete, transitive)To be anxious or solicitous for.
(obsolete, transitive)To suspect; to doubt.
Examples
1695 sentencesShe laughed to cover her fear.
Вона засміялася, щоб приховати свій страх.
deSie lachte, um ihre Angst zu verbergen.
I fear we may have a problem.
Боюся, у нас може бути проблема.
It's not death I fear, but dying.
Я боюся не смерті, а помирати.
ruЯ не смерти боюсь, а умирания.
deNicht den Tod fürchte ich, sondern das Sterben.
I don't fear them.
Я їх не боюся.
ruЯ их не боюсь.
deIch habe keine Angst vor ihnen.
What's your biggest fear?
Чого ти боїшся найбільше?
ruКакой твой самый большой страх?
deWovor hast du am meisten Angst?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English feer, fere, fer (“fear”), from Old English fǣr, ġefǣr (“calamity, suddFrom Middle English feer, fere, fer (“fear”), from Old English fǣr, ġefǣr (“calamity, sudden danger, peril, sudden attack, terrible sight”), from Proto-Germanic *fērō, *fērą (“danger”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through, carry forth, try”). Cognate with Dutch gevaar (“danger, risk, peril”), German Gefahr (“danger, hazard, risk”), Danish fare (“danger, hazard, risk”), Faroese and Icelandic fár (“accident, anger, calamity”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk fare (“danger”), Swedish fara (“danger, risk, peril”), Latin perīculum (“danger, risk, trial”), Ancient Greek πεῖρα (peîra, “trial, experiment”), Armenian փորձ (pʻorj, “attempt”). Doublet of peril.
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Forms
fears, fearing, feared, fearedSynonyms
10 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
5 patterns- trembling with fear
- fear death
- nothing to fear
- no fear
- fear but