fear
Able; capable; stout; strong; soundAble; capable; stout; strong; sound.
» She laughed to cover her fear.
Sie lachte, um ihre Angst zu verbergen.
Вона засміялася, щоб приховати свій страх.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal)Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
hale and fear
Examples
1695 sentencesShe laughed to cover her fear.
Вона засміялася, щоб приховати свій страх. — deniko
deSie lachte, um ihre Angst zu verbergen. — Manfredo
I fear we may have a problem.
Боюся, у нас може бути проблема. — deniko
It's not death I fear, but dying.
Я боюся не смерті, а помирати. — deniko
ruЯ не смерти боюсь, а умирания. — marafon
deNicht den Tod fürchte ich, sondern das Sterben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't fear them.
Я їх не боюся. — deniko
ruЯ их не боюсь. — marafon
deIch habe keine Angst vor ihnen. — mrtaistoi
What's your biggest fear?
Чого ти боїшся найбільше? — deniko
ruКакой твой самый большой страх? — odexed
deWovor hast du am meisten Angst? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English fere, feore, from Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”), frFrom Middle English fere, feore, from Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”), from Proto-Germanic *fēriz (“passable”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to put across, ferry”). Cognate with Scots fere, feir (“well, active, sound”), Middle High German gevüere (“able, capable, fit, serviceable”), Swedish för (“capable, able, stout”), Icelandic fær (“able”). Related to fare.
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Forms
more fear, most fearLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
5 patterns- trembling with fear
- fear death
- nothing to fear
- no fear
- fear but