overfear
overfear · overfears · overfeared · overfearing
To fear excessively; to be too afraid ofTo fear excessively; to be too afraid of.
Meaning
1 sensesTo fear excessively; to be too afraid of.
Origin
From over- + fear.From over- + fear.
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Forms
overfears, overfearing, overfeared, overfeared| Base form | overfear · to overfear |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overfears |
| Present participle | overfearing |
| Past simple | overfeared |
| Past participle | overfeared |
regular · Lesson
Lessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.