Word forms of fear

Examples from texts

Like most Americans in the first decade of the new century, Hutch feared everything except what he ought to fear.

Как и у большинства американцев, живущих в первой декаде нового столетия, страх у Хатча вызывало то самое, чего, по большому счету, бояться как раз и не следовало.

Koontz, Dean Ray / Odd HoursКунц, Дин / Ночь Томаса

Ночь Томаса

Кунц, Дин

© В. Вебер, перевод на русский язык, 2008

© 2008 by Dean Koontz

© Издание на русском языке ООО «Издательство Эксмо», 2009

Odd Hours

Koontz, Dean Ray

Eventually he forgets his fear of the triceratops and the Tyrannasorbet.

Со временем он и сам забывает о том, что боялся трицератопса и Тираннасорбета Рекса.

King, Stephen / The Dark tower 7: The Dark TowerКинг, Стивен / Темная башня 7: Темная башня

Темная башня 7: Темная башня

Кинг, Стивен

© Stephen King, 2004

© Перевод. В.А.Вебер, 2005

© ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2005

The Dark tower 7: The Dark Tower

King, Stephen

He paused, savoring the thrill of it, the fear in boss man’s breathing.

– Макганн наслаждался животным страхом своей жертвы.

Sakey, Marcus / The Blade ItselfСэйки, Маркус / По лезвию ножа

По лезвию ножа

Сэйки, Маркус

© 2007 by Marcus Sakey

© Перевод. А.И.Ахмерова, 2009

© ООО «Издательство «АСТ», 2009

The Blade Itself

Sakey, Marcus

There’s no one there, Agrafena Alexandrovna, I’ve just looked out; I keep running to peep through the crack; I am in fear and trembling myself.»

— Никого нет, Аграфена Александровна, сейчас кругом оглянула, я и в щелку подхожу гляжу поминутно, сама в страхе-трепете.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы

Братья Карамазовы

Достоевский, Фёдор

© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1988

The brothers Karamazov

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

‘Mother most pure, Mother most chaste, Mother ever-virgin, pray for me!’ he stammered in his fear, pressing close to the Virgin’s feet, as if he could hear Albine’s sonorous footfalls behind him.

– Пречистая матерь, честнейшая матерь, матерь‑присно‑дева, молись за меня! – пугливо лепетал он, прижимаясь к ногам мадонны, будто все еще слыша за спиною звонкий бег Альбины.

Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret’s TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре

Проступок аббата Муре

Золя, Эмиль

Abbe Mouret’s Transgression

Zola, Emile

If I suspect that you too have noticed the banker fidgeting, I may fear that you too may be contemplating defection. I will probably be anxious to get my defection in first.

Если я заподозрю, что вы тоже обратили внимание на поведение банкомета, то у меня может возникнуть опасение, что вы тоже собираетесь отказываться, и я, возможно, постараюсь отказаться первым.

Dawkins, Richard / The Selfish GeneДокинз, Ричард / Эгоистичный ген

Эгоистичный ген

Докинз, Ричард

The Selfish Gene

Dawkins, Richard

«Look, look!» she cried, and there was a tremor of fear in her voice. «

— Смотри! Смотри! — крикнула она дрожащим от страха голосом.

Sabatini, Rafael / The Sea-HawkСабатини, Рафаэль / Морской ястреб

Морской ястреб

Сабатини, Рафаэль

© Тихонов Н Н., наследники, 2008

© ООО «Издательский дом «Вече», 2008

The Sea-Hawk

Sabatini, Rafael

His expression flickered through several subtle shades of comprehension, fear, and guilt.

На лице его, последовательно сменяя друг друга, мелькнули замешательство, страх и выражение вины.

Butcher, Jim / Dead BeatБатчер, Джим / Барабаны зомби

Барабаны зомби

Батчер, Джим

© Jim Butcher, 2005

© Перевод Н.К. Кудряшев, 2006

© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010

Evan already understood why Azure held such fear of the night.

Эван уже понял, почему Эже так боялся ночи.

Foster, Alan Dean / Sentenced to PrismФостер, Алан Дин / Приговоренный к Призме

Приговоренный к Призме

Фостер, Алан Дин

Sentenced to Prism

Foster, Alan Dean

Take your wife back from my hands; come, Varya, do not fear, fall at your husband’s feet (she gave a pull at her arm) and my blessing» . . .

Примите же из рук моих вашу жену; идите, Варя, не бойтесь, припадите к вашему мужу (она дернула ее за руку) — и мое благословение…

Turgenev, I.S. / A House of GentlefolkТургенев, И.С. / Дворянское гнездо

Дворянское гнездо

Тургенев, И.С.

© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1983

A House of Gentlefolk

Turgenev, I.S.

She had a sudden fear. She found herself remembering all those tales of mortals straying off into Faerie—gone for an hour or a day or a week, only to find that years had passed in their own world while they were gone.

Джоди охватила паника: она сразу вспомнила истории о том, как смертные отправлялись в Волшебное Царство всего на час, день или неделю, а вернувшись, понимали, что в их мире успели пройти долгие годы.

De Lint, Charles / The Little CountryДе Линт, Чарльз / Маленькая страна

Маленькая страна

Де Линт, Чарльз

The Little Country

De Lint, Charles

© 1991 by Charles de Lint

The graveyard, in truth, was not a place to inspire fear.

И в самом деле, кладбище не казалось страшным.

Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret’s TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре

Проступок аббата Муре

Золя, Эмиль

Abbe Mouret’s Transgression

Zola, Emile

As the mist rose all around him, he wondered if it was the cold or the fear that was causing the gun in his hand to shake.

Вокруг него клубилась водяная пыль, а он пытался понять, почему так дрожит пистолет в его руке – от страха или от холода?..

Brown, Dan / Angels and DemonsБраун, Дэн / Ангелы и демоны

Ангелы и демоны

Браун, Дэн

© Dan Brown, 2000

© Перевод. Г.Б. Косов, 2004

© ООО «Издательство ACT», 2005

Angels and Demons

Brown, Dan

They were not forbidden to marry, but they did not marry for fear of displeasing their employer and losing their place.

Им не запрещалось жениться, но они не женились, боясь не угодить своею женитьбой хозяину и потерять место.

Чехов, А.П. / Три годаChekhov, A. / Three years

Три года

Чехов, А.П.

© Издательство «Наука», 1974

But such is the fanaticism and violent irritation of both parties, that I fear nothing will end this civil war save the edge of the sword.»

Но фанатизм и раздражение с обеих сторон таковы, что едва ли что-нибудь, кроме меча, завершит эту братоубийственную войну.

Scott, Walter / Old MortalityСкотт, Вальтер / Пуритане

Пуритане

Скотт, Вальтер

© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1971

Old Mortality

Scott, Walter

© 2006 Adamant Media Corporation.

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fɪəNounбоязнь; страх; испуг; смятение; ужас

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Fear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, fear doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “fear” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is fear‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with fear verbs?

Let’s find out with English tivi in the article below.

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Fear of Definition and Meaning

Fear is a verb that means to be afraid.

Base Form (V1) fear
Past Form (V2) feared
Past Participle Form (V3) feared
s / es/ es (V4) fears
‘ing’ form (V5) fearing

Fear of Past Simple V2

The verb Fear is also employed in its V2 form as “feared”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.

Fear of Past Participle V3

The V3 form is identical to the V2 form. The V3 form is “feared”. Feared is used in the past or present perfect tense. 

+ In the present perfect tense, we use the word V1 as ‘have + feared‘ or ‘has + feared’.

  • I, you, and we are used as ‘have + feared‘. 
  • ‘has + feared’ is used for he, she, and it. 

+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had + feared‘ regardless of the subject.

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Conjugation of Fear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Conjugation table: Fear
Number Singular
Present Simple of fear I You She/He/It
fear fear fears
Plural
We You They
fear fear fear
Present Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
am fearing are fearing is fearing
Plural
We You They
are fearing are fearing are fearing
Present Perfect of fear I You She/He/It
have feared have feared has feared
Plural
We You They
have feared have feared have feared
Present Perfect Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
have been fearing have been fearing has been fearing
Plural
We You They
have been fearing have been fearing have been fearing
Past Simple of fear I You She/He/It
feared feared feared
Plural
We You They
feared feared feared
Past Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
was fearing were fearing was fearing
Plural
We You They
were fearing were fearing were fearing
Past Perfect of fear I You She/He/It
had feared had feared had feared
Plural
We You They
had feared had feared had feared
Past Perfect Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
had been fearing had been fearing had been fearing
Plural
We You They
had been fearing had been fearing had been fearing
Future Simple of fear I You She/He/It
will/shall fear will/shall fear will/shall fear
Plural
We You They
will/shall fear will/shall fear will/shall fear
Future Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
will/shall be fearing will/shall be fearing will/shall be fearing
Plural
We You They
will/shall be fearing will/shall be fearing will/shall be fearing
Future Perfect of fear I You She/He/It
will/shall have feared will/shall have feared will/shall have feared
Plural
We You They
will/shall have feared will/shall have feared will/shall have feared
Future Perfect Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
will/shall have been fearing will/shall have been fearing will/shall have been fearing
Plural
We You They
will/shall have been fearing will/shall have been fearing will/shall have been fearing
Conditional Present of fear I You She/He/It
would fear would fear would fear
Plural
We You They
would fear would fear would fear
Conditional Perfect of fear I You She/He/It
would have feared would have feared would have feared
Plural
We You They
would have feared would have feared would have feared
Conditional Present Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
would be fearing would be fearing would be fearing
Plural
We You They
would be fearing would be fearing would be fearing
Conditional Perfect Continuous of fear I You She/He/It
would have been fearing would have been fearing would have been fearing
Plural
We You They
would have been fearing would have been fearing would have been fearing
Present Subjunctive of fear I You She/He/It
fear fear fear
Plural
We You They
fear fear fear
Past Subjunctive of fear I You She/He/It
feared feared feared
Plural
We You They
feared feared feared
Past Perfect Subjunctive of fear I You She/He/It
had feared had feared had feared
Plural
We You They
had feared had feared had feared
Imperative of fear I You She/He/It
fear
Plural
We You They
Let’s fear fear

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Example Sentences with Fear V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

In this section, we will learn about fear sentence examples:

  • Most of the children fear ghosts.
  • She always fears unemployment.
  • I feared he would despair after his mother’s death. Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

Synonym Words For Fear

Synonym of fear word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of fear:

  • dread
  • apprehend
  • be afraid of
  • be anxious about
  • be apprehensive about
  • be apprehensive of
  • be fearful of
  • be frightened of
  • be in a blue funk about

Opposite Words For Fear

The antonym of fear word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as fear:

  • brave
  • endure
  • bear
  • face
  • stand up to
  • take on
  • withstand

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Some Frequently Asked Questions About Fear (Verb)

What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of fear?

The past tense of fear is feared. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of fear is fears. The present participle of fear is fearing. The past participle of fear is feared.

Base Form (V1) fear
Past Form (V2) feared
Past Participle Form (V3) feared
s / es/ es (V4) fears
‘ing’ form (V5) fearing

What is the V2 and V3 form of fear?

+ The V2 and V3 form of fear is “feared“.

What is the sentence of fear?

What is the past tense V2 of fear?

+ The past tense of fear is “feared“.

What is the past participle V3 of fear?

+ The past participle of fear is “feared“.

What is the present participle V5 of fear?

+ The present participle of fear is “fearing“.

Conclusion

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (General Australian, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /fɪɚ/, /fɪɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English feer, fere, fer, 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 attempt, try, research, risk”). Cognate with Dutch gevaar (“danger, risk, peril”), German Gefahr (“danger, risk, hazard”), Swedish fara (“danger, risk, peril”), Latin perīculum (“danger, risk, trial”), Albanian frikë (“fear, danger”), Romanian frică. Doublet of peril.

The verb is from Middle English feren, from Old English fǣran (“to frighten, raven”), from the noun. Cognate with the archaic Dutch verb varen (“to fear; to cause fear”).

Noun[edit]

fear (countable and uncountable, plural fears)

  2. (uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

    He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.

    • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:

      I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman’s wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.

    • Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.

    • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 18, in The China Governess‎[1]:

      ‘Then the father has a great fight with his terrible conscience,’ said Munday with granite seriousness. ‘Should he make a row with the police […]? Or should he say nothing about it and condone brutality for fear of appearing in the newspapers?’

  3. (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.

    Not everybody has the same fears.  I have a fear of ants.

    • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

      Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.

  4. (uncountable) Terrified veneration or reverence, particularly towards God, gods, or sovereigns.
Synonyms[edit]
  • (an emotion caused by actual or perceived danger; a sense of fear induced by something or someone): See Thesaurus:fear
  • (terrified veneration): dread
Derived terms[edit]
  • affear
  • fear campaign
  • fear monger
  • fear of heights
  • fear of missing out
  • fearful
  • fearless
  • fearmonger
  • fearnaught
  • fearsome
  • for fear of
  • for fear that
  • geometry of fear
  • germ fear
  • germ-fear
  • height fear
  • height-fear
  • night fear
  • night-fear
  • nightfear
  • no fear
  • put the fear of God into
  • rub the fear of God into
  • snake fear
  • spider fear
  • spider-fear
  • spider-fear
  • stage fear
  • water fear
  • water-fear
  • without fear or favour
Translations[edit]

uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat

  • Afrikaans: vrees (af)
  • Albanian: frikë (sq) f, druaj (sq)
  • Amharic: ፍርሃት f (fərhat)
  • Arabic: خَوْف‎ (ar) m (ḵawf), وَهَل‎ m (wahal)
    Egyptian Arabic: خوف‎ m (ḵōf)
    Moroccan Arabic: خوف‎ m (ḵəwf), خْلعة‎ f (ḵləʿa)
  • Aragonese: please add this translation if you can
  • Armenian: վախ (hy) (vax), երկյուղ (hy) (erkyuł), ահ (hy) (ah)
  • Assamese: ভয় (bhoy)
  • Asturian: mieu (ast) m
  • Aymara: asxaraña
  • Azerbaijani: qorxu (az)
  • Bashkir: ҡурҡыу (qurqıw)
  • Basque: herstura
  • Bats: ჴერლʻომ (qerlˢom)
  • Belarusian: страх m (strax), бая́знь f (bajáznʹ), бо́язнь f (bójaznʹ), бо́язь f (bójazʹ)
  • Bengali: ভয় (bn) (bhoẏ), ডর (bn) (ḍor), ত্রাস (bn) (traś)
  • Breton: aon (br)
  • Bulgarian: страх (bg) m (strah), боя́зън (bg) f (bojázǎn), опасе́ние (bg) n (opasénie)
  • Burmese: ဘယာ (my) (bha.ya)
  • Catalan: por (ca) f, paüra (ca) f, basarda (ca) f, temor (ca) m or f
  • Cebuano: hadlok
  • Cherokee: ᎤᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ (unayehisdi)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 恐怖 (zh) (kǒngbù)
    Cantonese: 恐懼／恐惧 (hung2 geoi6)
    Classical Chinese: 惧 (jù)
  • Cimbrian: dabòrte
  • Czech: strach (cs) m, bázeň (cs) f (literary), obava (cs) f
  • Danish: angst (da), frygt (da) c
  • Dutch: angst (nl), vrees (nl) f
  • Egyptian: (snḏ m), (snḏw m)
  • Esperanto: timo (eo)
  • Estonian: hirm (et), kartus
  • Even: ҥэл- (ŋəl-)
  • Evenki: ӈэлэтчэми (ŋələtçəmi)
  • Extremaduran: mieu
  • Faroese: ótti m, ræðsla f, angist f, bangilsi n
  • Finnish: pelko (fi), kammo (fi)
  • French: peur (fr) f, crainte (fr) f
  • Friulian: pôre f, timôr
  • Galician: medo (gl) m, receo m, temor (gl) m
  • Georgian: ზარი (zari), შიში (šiši)
  • German: Angst (de) f, Bange (de) f, Schreck (de) m, Furcht (de) f
    Alemannic German: Angscht f, Engschti f
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 n (agis), 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹 f (faurhtei)
  • Greek: φόβος (el) m (fóvos)
    Ancient: φόβος m (phóbos)
  • Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
  • Hausa: please add this translation if you can
  • Hawaiian: makaʻu
  • Hebrew: פָּחַד‎ (he) m (pákhad)
  • Higaonon: haduk
  • Hiligaynon: hadlok
  • Hindi: डर (hi) m (ḍar), भय (hi) m (bhay), ख़ौफ़ m (xauf), खौफ (hi) m (khauph), सहम (hi) m (saham)
  • Hungarian: félelem (hu)
  • Icelandic: hræðsla (is) f, beygur (is) m, ótti (is) m
  • Ido: please add this translation if you can
  • Indonesian: takut (id)
  • Interlingua: timor, pavor
  • Irish: eagla (ga) f, scéin f
  • Istriot: tamur, pagura f
  • Italian: paura (it) f, timore (it) m
  • Japanese: 恐れ (ja) (おそれ, osore), 恐怖 (ja) (きょうふ, kyōfu)
  • Javanese: wedi (jv)
  • Kannada: ಭಯ (kn) (bhaya), ಹೆದರಿಕೆ (kn) (hedarike)
  • Kashubian: strach m
  • Kazakh: қорқыныш (qorqynyş), үрей (ürei)
  • Khmer: សេចក្ដីខ្លាច (səchkdəy klaach)
  • Korean: 공포(恐怖) (ko) (gongpo), 겁 (ko) (geop)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ترس‎ (ckb) (tirs)
    Northern Kurdish: tirs (ku) f
  • Kyrgyz: коркунуч (ky) (korkunuç), коркуу (ky) (korkuu)
  • Ladino: espanto, ispantu (Monastir), temor
  • Lao: ຫວາດ (wāt), ຄວາມຢ້ານ (lo) (khuām yān), ຄວາມກົວ (khuām kūa)
  • Latgalian: baime f, baile f
  • Latin: timor m, metus m, pavor m
  • Latvian: bailes pl, bažas pl
  • Ligurian: poîa f, póia f
  • Lithuanian: baimė (lt) f, bijojimas m
  • Lombard: pora (lmo) f, pavura f
  • Low German: Furcht
  • Luxembourgish: Angscht f, Fuercht f
  • Macedonian: страв m (strav)
  • Malay: ketakutan (ms), takut (ms)
  • Malayalam: ഭയം (ml) (bhayaṃ), പേടി (ml) (pēṭi)
  • Maltese: biża f
  • Manx: aggle m
  • Maore Comorian: fazaa class 9, trisidzo
  • Maori: please add this translation if you can
  • Marathi: भीती n (bhītī)
  • Middle English: fer, ferd
  • Mirandese: miedo m
  • Mongolian: аймшиг (mn) (ajmšig)
  • Nanai: нгэлэ-
  • Nepali: डर (ḍar), भय (bhaya), त्रास (trās)
  • Ngazidja Comorian: uhara
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: frykt (no) f, redsel (no) m, redsel (no) m
  • Occitan: paur (oc) f
  • Old Church Slavonic:
    Cyrillic: страхъ m (straxŭ), боꙗзнь f (bojaznĭ)
    Glagolitic: ⱄⱅⱃⰰⱈⱏ m (straxŭ)
  • Old East Slavic: страхъ m (straxŭ)
  • Old English: eġe m
  • Old French: peor f
  • Old Javanese: wĕdi
  • Old Norse: ótti m, hræðsla f, uggr m
  • Old Occitan: paor f
  • Oriya: ଡର (or) (ḍôrô)
  • Oromo: sodaa
  • Ossetian: тас (tas)
  • Papiamentu: miedu
  • Pashto: ډار‎ (ps) m
  • Persian: ترس‎ (fa) (tars), بیم‎ (fa) (bim), هراس‎ (fa) (harâs), خوف‎ (fa) (xowf)
  • Plautdietsch: Forcht f
  • Polabian: stroch m
  • Polish: strach (pl) m, niepokój (pl) m, bojaźń (pl) f
  • Portuguese: medo (pt) m, temor (pt) m, receio (pt) m (apprehensive fear)
  • Punjabi: please add this translation if you can
  • Romanian: frică (ro) f, teamă (ro) f
  • Romansch: tema f
  • Russian: страх (ru) m (strax), боя́знь (ru) f (bojáznʹ), опасе́ние (ru) n (opasénije)
  • Rusyn: страх m (strax)
  • Sanskrit: भय (sa) n (bhaya)
  • Sardinian: timoria f
  • Scots: please add this translation if you can
  • Scottish Gaelic: eagal m, uabhas m, oillt f
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: стра̑х m, бо̏ја̄зан f
    Roman: strȃh (sh) m, bȍjāzan (sh) f
  • Sicilian: paura (scn) f, pagura (scn) f
  • Sinhalese: බය (baya)
  • Slovak: strach m, obava f
  • Slovene: strah (sl) m, bojazen f
  • Somali: please add this translation if you can
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: tšach m
    Upper Sorbian: trach m
  • Spanish: miedo (es) m, temor (es) m, pavor (es) m, pavura f
  • Svan: მაყალ (maq̇al)
  • Swahili: woga (sw), hofu (sw)
  • Swedish: skräck (sv), rädsla (sv) c
  • Sylheti: ꠒꠞ (ḍor)
  • Tagalog: takot
  • Tajik: тарс (tg) (tars), ҳарос (tg) (haros), ваҳм (vahm), хавф (tg) (xavf)
  • Tamil: பயம் (ta) (payam)
  • Tatar: курку (qurku)
  • Telugu: భయము (te) (bhayamu)
  • Tetum: ta’uk
  • Divehi: ބިރުވެރިކަމަކީ‎ (biruverikamakī)
  • Thai: ความกลัว (th) (kwaam-gluua)
  • Tibetan: ཞེད་སྣང (zhed snang)
  • Tocharian B: īwate, parskalñe
  • Turkish: korku (tr)
  • Turkmen: gorky, heder
  • Ukrainian: страх (uk) m (strax), боя́знь (uk) f (bojáznʹ), ляк m (ljak)
  • Urdu: ڈر‎ m (ḍar), خوف‎ (xauf), بھی‎ m (bhay)
  • Uyghur: قورقۇش‎ (qorqush)
  • Uzbek: qoʻrquv (uz), doʻq (uz)
  • Vietnamese: sự khiếp đảm, sự sợ hãi
  • Volapük: dred (vo)
  • Walloon: paw (wa) f, peu (wa) f
  • Welsh: ofn (cy)
  • White Hmong: ntshai
  • Yiddish: שרעק‎ m or f (shrek), מורא‎ f (moyre)
  • Yoruba: ẹ̀rù
  • Zhuang: please add this translation if you can

a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone

  • Armenian: վախ (hy) (vax)
  • Albanian: drojë (sq) f
  • Asturian: mieu (ast) m
  • Bulgarian: фобия (bg) f (fobija)
  • Catalan: por (ca) f, paüra (ca) f, basarda (ca) f, temor (ca) m or f
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 恐怖 (zh) (kǒngbù)
  • Czech: strach (cs) m
  • Danish: angst (da), frygt (da) c
  • Dutch: angst (nl) f, schrik (nl) f
  • Esperanto: timo (eo), fobio
  • Estonian: hirm (et), kartus
  • Finnish: pelko (fi)
  • French: crainte (fr) f, peur (fr) f
  • Galician: medo (gl) m
  • Georgian: შიში (šiši)
  • German: Angst (de) f, Furcht (de) f, Phobie (de) f
  • Greek: φοβία (el) f (fovía)
  • Hawaiian: makaʻu
  • Hindi: घबराहट (hi) f (ghabrāhaṭ)
  • Irish: eagla (ga) f
  • Italian: paura (it) f
  • Japanese: 恐怖症 (kyōfushō)
  • Khmer: សេចក្ដីខ្លាច (səchkdəy klaach)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ترس‎ (ckb) (tirs), ترس و لەرز‎ (tirs û lerz)
    Northern Kurdish: tirs (ku) f
  • Latin: pavor
  • Ligurian: poîa f, póia f
  • Malay: ketakutan (ms)
  • Malayalam: ഭയം (ml) (bhayaṃ)
  • Marathi: घाबरने m or f (ghābarne)
  • Occitan: paur (oc) f
  • Old English: eġe m
  • Old French: peor f
  • Polish: lęk (pl) m
  • Portuguese: fobia (pt) f, medo (pt) m, pavor (pt) m
  • Romanian: fobie (ro)
  • Romansch: tema f
  • Russian: страх (ru) m (strax), боя́знь (ru) f (bojáznʹ), фо́бия (ru) f (fóbija)
  • Sardinian: timoria f
  • Scots: please add this translation if you can
  • Scottish Gaelic: eagal m, uabhas m, oillt f
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: стра̑х m
    Roman: strȃh (sh) m
  • Slovene: strah (sl) m
  • Spanish: miedo (es) m, pavor (es) m
  • Swahili: kicho (sw) class 7/8
  • Swedish: fruktan (sv), rädsla (sv)
  • Tagalog: takot
  • Zazaki: ters (diq)

extreme veneration or awe

  • Armenian: երկյուղ (hy) (erkyuł)
  • Bulgarian: боязън (bg) f (bojazǎn)
  • Catalan: temor (ca) m, respecte (ca) m
  • Czech: strach (cs) m
  • Danish: frygt (da) c
  • Finnish: pelko (fi)
  • French: crainte (fr) f
  • German: Ehrfurcht (de) f
  • Greek: δέος (el) n (déos)
  • Hindi: परवाह (hi) f (parvāh)
  • Irish: eagla (ga) f
  • Japanese: 畏れ (osore)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ترس‎ (ckb) (tirs)
    Northern Kurdish: tirs (ku) f
  • Malay: ketakutan (ms)
  • Old English: eġe m
  • Persian: پروا‎ (fa) (parvâ)
  • Portuguese: temor (pt) m
  • Romanian: frică (ro) f, spaimă (ro) f
  • Russian: страх (ru) m (strax)
  • Scottish Gaelic: eagal m, uabhas m, oillt f
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: стра̑х m
    Roman: strȃh (sh) m
  • Slovene: strahospoštovanje n
  • Spanish: temor (es) m, respeto (es) m
  • Swedish: fruktan (sv)

Translations to be checked

  • Albanian: (please verify) frikë (sq) f
  • Breton: (please verify) aon (br) m
  • Esperanto: (please verify) timo (eo)
  • Guaraní: (please verify) kyhyje
  • Hebrew: (please verify) פחד‎ (he) m (pákhad)
  • Indonesian: (please verify) takut (id)
  • Interlingua: (please verify) timor, (please verify) pavor
  • Latin: (please verify) timor, (please verify) pavor, (please verify) metus
  • Maori: (please verify) mataku (mi)
  • Northern Sami: (please verify) ballu
  • Old English: (please verify) eġe
  • Romanian: (please verify) frică (ro) f, (please verify) teamă (ro) f
  • Spanish: (please verify) miedo (es) m, (please verify) temor (es) m
  • Telugu: (please verify) భయం (te) (bhayaṁ)
  • Tupinambá: (please verify) sykyîé
  • Turkish: (please verify) korku (tr)

Verb[edit]

fear (third-person singular simple present fears, present participle fearing, simple past and past participle feared)

  2. (transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.

    I fear the worst will happen.

    • c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

      I greatly fear my money is not safe.

    • At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs.

    • 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:

      One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools […] as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.

  3. (intransitive) To feel fear.

    Never fear; help is always near.

  5. (intransitive, used with for) To worry about, to feel concern for, to be afraid for.

    She fears for her son’s safety.

  6. (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.

    People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.

  7. (transitive) To regret.

    I fear I have bad news for you: your husband has died.

  8. (obsolete, transitive) To cause fear to; to frighten.

    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, chapter X, in Le Morte Darthur, book V:

      Thenne the knyghte sayd to syre Gawayn / bynde thy wounde or thy blee chaunge / for thou bybledest al thy hors and thy fayre armes / […] / For who someuer is hurte with this blade he shalle neuer be staunched of bledynge / Thenne ansuerd gawayn hit greueth me but lytyl / thy grete wordes shalle not feare me ne lasse my courage

      (please add an English translation of this quote)

    • c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:

      Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.

    • c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:

      We must not make a scarecrow of the law,
      Setting it up to fear the birds of prey,
      And let it keep one shape, till custom make it
      Their perch and not their terror.

  9. (obsolete, transitive) To be anxious or solicitous for.

    • c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:

      The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children: therefore, I promise ye, I fear you.

  10. (obsolete, transitive) To suspect; to doubt.

    • 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:

      Fear you not her courage?

Synonyms[edit]
  • (feel fear about (something)): be afraid of, be frightened of, be scared of, be terrorised/terrorized
  • (venerate; to feel awe towards): be in awe of, revere, venerate
Antonyms[edit]
  • (venerate; to feel awe towards): belittle, contemn
Derived terms[edit]
  • Allah-fearing
  • fear not
  • fools rush in where angels fear to tread
  • God-fearing
  • gods-fearing
  • never fear
Translations[edit]

feel fear about (something)

  • Albanian: ka frikë
  • Alviri-Vidari: بترسستن‎ (betersesten)
  • Arabic: خَافَ‎ (ḵāfa), خَشِيَ‎ (ḵašiya), هَابَ‎ (hāba), رَهِبَ‎ (rahiba)
    Egyptian Arabic: خاف‎ (ḵāf)
    Moroccan Arabic: خاف‎ (ḵæf), تْخْلع‎ (tḵlæʿ)
  • Aramaic:
    Classical Syriac: ܕܚܠ‎ (dħel)
  • Armenian: վախենալ (hy) (vaxenal), երկյուղել (hy) (erkyułel), երկնչել (hy) (erknčʿel)
  • Asturian: temer, atarrecer (ast)
  • Azerbaijani: qorxmaq (az)
  • Belarusian: бая́цца impf (bajácca), пужа́цца impf (pužácca), пало́хацца impf (palóxacca), страшы́цца impf (strašýcca), ляка́цца impf (ljakácca)
  • Bengali: ভয় করা (bhoẏ kora)
  • Bulgarian: боя́ се impf (bojá se), страху́вам се impf (strahúvam se), пла́ша се (bg) impf (pláša se)
  • Burmese: ကြောက် (my) (krauk)
  • Catalan: témer (ca), tenir por de
  • Cherokee: ᎠᏍᎦᎢᎭ (asgaiha)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 害怕 (zh) (hàipà), 怕 (zh) (pà)
  • Czech: bát se impf
  • Danish: frygte (da), være bange for
  • Dutch: vrezen (nl)
  • Egyptian: (snḏ)
  • Esperanto: timi (eo)
  • Estonian: kartma
  • Faroese: stúra fyri, ræðast (fo)
  • Finnish: pelätä (fi)
  • French: craindre (fr), avoir peur (fr) (de)
  • Friulian: temê
  • Galician: temer (gl), recear (gl)
  • Georgian: ეშინია (ešinia)
  • German: fürchten (de), Angst haben
  • Gothic: 𐍉𐌲𐌰𐌽 (ōgan)
  • Greek: φοβάμαι (el) (fovámai)
    Ancient: φοβέομαι (phobéomai), δείδω (deídō), ὀκνέω (oknéō) (fear of doing something)
  • Guaraní: (please verify) …rehe kyhyje
  • Haitian Creole: pè
  • Hebrew: פָּחַד‎ (he) (pakhád), יָרֵא‎ (he) (yaré)
  • Hindi: डरना (hi) (ḍarnā)
  • Hungarian: fél (hu)
  • Icelandic: óttast (is), hræðast
  • Ido: timar (io)
  • Indonesian: takut (id)
  • Interlingua: timer, haber timor
  • Irish: eagla a bheith ort roimh
    Old Irish: ad·ágathar
  • Italian: temere (it), aver paura di
  • Japanese: 恐れる (ja) (おそれる, osoreru), 怖る (おそる, osoru), 怖がる (ja) (こわがる, kowagaru)
  • Kashubian: bòjec
  • Kazakh: қорқу (kk) (qorqu), жасқану (jasqanu)
  • Khmer: ខ្លាច (km) (khlaac)
  • Korean: 두려워하다 (ko) (duryeowohada), 무섭다 (ko) (museopda)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ترسین‎ (ckb) (tirsîn)
    Northern Kurdish: tirsîn (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: коркуу (ky) (korkuu)
  • Lao: ຢ້ານກົວ (yān kūa), ກົວ (kūa), ຂຍາດ (kha nyāt), ຂາມ (khām)
  • Latin: timeō, paveō, veror, vereor (la), formidō, metuō
  • Latvian: baidīties, bīties, bažīties, baiļoties
  • Lithuanian: bijoti, baimintis, būgštauti, nuogąstauti
  • Macedonian: се стравува impf (se stravuva), се плаши impf (se plaši)
  • Malay: takut (ms)
  • Malayalam: ഭയക്കുക (ml) (bhayakkuka), പേടിക്കുക (ml) (pēṭikkuka)
  • Manchu: ᡤᡝᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (gelembi), ᠰᡝᠰᡠᠯᠠᠮᠪᡳ (sesulambi), ᠰᡝᠩᡤᡠᠸᡝᠮᠪᡳ (sengguwembi), ᡤᠣᠯᠣᠮᠪᡳ (golombi)
  • Maori: uruwehi
  • Mbyá Guaraní: kyje
  • Middle English: anoyen
  • Mon: ဖေက် (mnw)
  • Mongolian: айх (mn) (ajx)
  • Nepali: डराउनु (ḍarāunu), तर्सिनु (tarsinu), तर्सिनु (tarsinu)
  • Norman: croindre (Guernsey)
  • Northern Sami: ballat
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: frykte
  • Occitan: témer (oc), crénher (oc), crentar (oc)
  • Old English: ondrǣdan
  • Old Norse: hræðask, ugga
  • Persian: ترسیدن‎ (fa) (tarsidan)
  • Polish: bać się (pl) impf, lękać się impf
  • Portuguese: temer (pt), ter medo de, recear (pt)
  • Quechua: manchay, mancai, manzai
  • Rapa Nui: mataku
  • Romanian: teme (ro)
  • Romansch: temair, temer, tmair
  • Russian: боя́ться (ru) impf (bojátʹsja) (+ genitive), страши́ться (ru) impf (strašítʹsja) (+ genitive), опаса́ться (ru) impf (opasátʹsja) (+ genitive), пуга́ться (ru) impf (pugátʹsja)
  • Sanskrit: बिभेति (sa) (bibheti), त्रसति (sa) (trasati)
  • Santali: ᱵᱳᱨᱳ (boro)
  • Sardinian: tímere, timi
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: бо̀јати се impf, пла̏шити се impf
    Roman: bòjati se (sh) impf, plȁšiti se (sh) impf
  • Slovak: báť sa impf
  • Slovene: báti se impf
  • Sorbian:
    Lower Sorbian: bójaś impf
  • Spanish: temer (es), tener miedo de
  • Sundanese: sebér
  • Swahili: -ogopa, -hofu (sw)
  • Swedish: frukta (sv), rädas (sv), (of something being the case or coming to pass) befara (sv)
  • Tagalog: pagtakot
  • Tajik: тарсидан (tarsidan)
  • Tatar: курку (qurku)
  • Thai: กลัว (th) (gluua), หวั่น (th) (wàn), เกรง (th) (greeng), ขาม (th) (kǎam), คร้าม (th) (kráam), ประหวั่น (th) (bprà-wàn), ปอด (th) (bpɔ̀ɔt)
  • Tocharian B: pärsk-
  • Tupinambá: (please verify) …resé sykyîé
  • Turkish: korkmak (tr), ürkmek (tr)
  • Turkmen: gorkmak
  • Ugaritic: 𐎄𐎈𐎍 (dḥl)
  • Ukrainian: боя́тися (uk) impf (bojátysja), ляка́тися impf (ljakátysja), поло́хатися impf (polóxatysja), страши́тися impf (strašýtysja), страха́тися impf (straxátysja)
  • Urdu: ڈرنا‎ (ḍarnā)
  • Uzbek: qoʻrqmoq (uz), hayiqmoq (uz)
  • Venetian: temer
  • Vietnamese: sợ (vi), hãi (vi), sợ hãi (vi)
  • Walloon: awè peu (wa), aveur paw, crinde (wa), ricrinde (wa)
  • Yakut: куттан (kuttan)
  • Yiddish: מוירע האָבן‎ (moyre hobn)

venerate; to feel awe towards

  • Arabic: خَافَ‎ (ḵāfa), خَشِيَ‎ (ḵašiya), رَهِبَ‎ (rahiba), اِتَّقَى‎ (ittaqā)
  • Armenian: վախենալ (hy) (vaxenal)
  • Catalan: témer (ca), respectar (ca)
  • Czech: bát se
  • French: craindre (fr)
  • Galician: temer (gl)
  • German: fürchten (de)
  • Haitian Creole: pè
  • Hungarian: fél (hu)
  • Japanese: 畏れる (ja) (おそれる, osoreru)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: ترسین‎ (ckb) (tirsîn)
    Northern Kurdish: tirsîn (ku)
  • Malay: takut (ms)
  • Portuguese: temer (pt)
  • Swahili: kucha (sw)
  • Swedish: frukta (sv), vörda (sv)
  • Walloon: crinde (wa)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle English fere, feore, from Old English fēre (“able to go, fit for service”), from Proto-Germanic *fōriz (“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 færr (“able”). Related to fare.

Adjective[edit]

fear (comparative more fear, superlative most fear)

  1. (dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

    hale and fear

Alternative forms[edit]
  • feer

Anagrams[edit]

  • FERA, Fera, Rafe, fare, reaf

Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fʲaɾˠ/
  • (Cois Fharraige) IPA(key): /fʲæɾˠ/

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Old Irish fer, from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Cognate with Welsh gŵr, Breton gour, Cornish gour, Gaulish viros, Latin vir, Sanskrit वीर (vīra), Lithuanian výras, Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬭𐬀‎ (vīra), and Old English wer.

Noun[edit]

fear m (genitive singular fir, nominative plural fir)

  1. man (adult male)

    Tá an fear ag ól uisce.

    The man is drinking water.

    Sláinte chuig na fir agus go marfuire na mná go deo!

    Health to the men and may the women live forever!
  2. husband, male spouse
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
  • ardfhear (“excellent man”)
  • baintreach fir (“widower”)
  • banaltra fir (“male nurse”)
  • bunfhear
  • calmfhear
  • ceartfhear
  • cnámhfhear (“bones”)
  • crannfhear (“aging man”)
  • dea-fhear
  • dréimire fir (“tall thin man”)
  • fear adaic
  • fear ascaille (“second oarsman”)
  • fear banna
  • fear bréige (“scarecrow”)
  • fear cathaoireach (“chairman”)
  • fear céile (“husband”)
  • fear dóiteáin
  • fear falsa (“scarecrow”)
  • fear fichille (“chess piece, chessman”)
  • fear ionaid (“deputy; vicar”)
  • fear margaidh (“marketeer; bargain-maker”)
  • fear na gcrúb (“the Devil; joker”)
  • fear siúil
  • fear sneachta (“snowman”)
  • fear sorcais (“circus clown”)
  • fear- (“man-, male; manly, he-”)
  • fearchumhacht
  • fearúil (“manly, masculine;”, adjective)
  • firín (“little man, manikin”, diminutive)
  • fuathaitheoir fear (“misandrist”)
  • murúch fir (“merman”)
  • ógfhear (“young man”)
  • saorfhear
  • seanfhear (“old man”)
  • slatfhear
  • tréanfhear

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Irish feraid, from Old Irish feraid.

Verb[edit]

fear (present analytic fearann, future analytic fearfaidh, verbal noun fearadh, past participle feartha)

  1. (transitive) grant, provide
  2. (transitive) pour out, give forth, shed
  3. (transitive) wage
  4. (transitive) perform, execute; hold, observe
  5. (transitive) affect; benefit
  6. (transitive) excrete
Conjugation[edit]
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present fearaim fearann tú;
fearair† 		fearann sé, sí fearaimid fearann sibh fearann siad;
fearaid† 		a fhearann; a fhearas /
a bhfearann*; a bhfearas* 		feartar
past d’fhear mé; d’fhearas /
fhear mé‡; fhearas‡ 		d’fhear tú; d’fhearais /
fhear tú; fhearais‡ 		d’fhear sé, sí /
fhear sé, sí‡ 		d’fhearamar; d’fhear muid /
fhearamar; fhear muid‡ 		d’fhear sibh; d’fhearabhair /
fhear sibh;
fhearabhair‡ 		d’fhear siad; d’fhearadar /
fhear siad; fhearadar‡ 		a d’fhear /
ar fhear* 		fearadh
past habitual d’fhearainn /
fhearainn‡; bhfearainn‡‡ 		d’fheartá /
fheartá‡; bhfeartᇇ 		d’fhearadh sé, sí /
fhearadh sé, sí‡; bhfearadh sé, s퇇 		d’fhearaimis; d’fhearadh muid /
fhearaimis; fhearadh muid‡; bhfearaimis‡‡; bhfearadh muid‡‡ 		d’fhearadh sibh /
fhearadh sibh‡; bhfearadh sibh‡‡ 		d’fhearaidís; d’fhearadh siad /
fhearaidís; fhearadh siad‡; bhfearaidís‡‡; bhfearadh siad‡‡ 		a d’fhearadh /
a bhfearadh* 		d’fheartaí /
fheartaí‡; bhfearta퇇
future fearfaidh mé;
fearfad 		fearfaidh tú;
fearfair† 		fearfaidh sé, sí fearfaimid;
fearfaidh muid 		fearfaidh sibh fearfaidh siad;
fearfaid† 		a fhearfaidh; a fhearfas /
a bhfearfaidh*; a bhfearfas* 		fearfar
conditional d’fhearfainn / fhearfainn‡; bhfearfainn‡‡ d’fhearfá / fhearfá‡; bhfearfᇇ d’fhearfadh sé, sí / fhearfadh sé, sí‡; bhfearfadh sé, s퇇 d’fhearfaimis; d’fhearfadh muid / fhearfaimis‡; fhearfadh muid‡; bhfearfaimis‡‡; bhfearfadh muid‡‡ d’fhearfadh sibh / fhearfadh sibh‡; bhfearfadh sibh‡‡ d’fhearfaidís; d’fhearfadh siad / fhearfaidís‡; fhearfadh siad‡; bhfearfaidís‡‡; bhfearfadh siad‡‡ a d’fhearfadh /
a bhfearfadh* 		d’fhearfaí / fhearfaí‡; bhfearfa퇇
subjunctive present go bhfeara mé;
go bhfearad† 		go bhfeara tú;
go bhfearair† 		go bhfeara sé, sí go bhfearaimid;
go bhfeara muid 		go bhfeara sibh go bhfeara siad;
go bhfearaid† 		— go bhfeartar
past dá bhfearainn dá bhfeartá dá bhfearadh sé, sí dá bhfearaimis;
dá bhfearadh muid 		dá bhfearadh sibh dá bhfearaidís;
dá bhfearadh siad 		— dá bhfeartaí
imperative fearaim fear fearadh sé, sí fearaimis fearaigí;
fearaidh† 		fearaidís — feartar
verbal noun fearadh
past participle feartha

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form
‡ Dependent form
‡‡ Dependent form used with particles that trigger eclipsis

Mutation[edit]

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
fear fhear bhfear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “fear”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 5 and p. 339
  • Entries containing “fear” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “fear” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 30

Scots[edit]

Noun[edit]

fear (plural fears)

  1. fear

Verb[edit]

fear (third-person singular simple present fears, present participle fearin, simple past feart, past participle feart)

  1. to fear
  2. to frighten, scare

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Irish fer, from Proto-Celtic *wiros, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /fɛɾ/

Noun[edit]

fear m (genitive singular fir, plural fir)

  1. man
  2. husband, male spouse

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • fear an taighe
  • fear-
  • fear-taighe
  • fireann
  • fireannach
  • fireannta

Pronoun[edit]

fear (genitive fir)

  1. somebody, something, one

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used when referring to a singular masculine subject.
  • For feminine subjects tè is used. Alternatively, neach can be used for either gender.
  • In the plural feadhainn is used for both genders.

Derived terms[edit]

  • feareigin
  • fear mu seach

Mutation[edit]

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
fear fhear
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

See also[edit]

  • bean

Further reading[edit]

  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 fer”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Frisian fethere, from Proto-West Germanic *feþru, from Proto-Germanic *feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥.

Cognate with English feather, Greek φτερό (fteró, “wing, feather”), Latin penna (“wing, feather”) and Irish éan (“bird”).

Noun[edit]

fear c (plural fearren, diminutive fearke)

  1. feather
  2. spring (mechanical device)
Further reading[edit]
  • “fear (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *farjǭ. Cognate with Dutch veer, English ferry.

Noun[edit]

fear n (plural fearen)

  1. ferry
Further reading[edit]
  • “fear (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Frisian *farn, from Proto-West Germanic *farn.

Noun[edit]

fear c (plural fearen)

  1. fern
Further reading[edit]
  • “fear (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 4[edit]

From Old Frisian *farch, from Proto-West Germanic *farh. Cognate with English farrow.

Adjective[edit]

fear

  1. farrow
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of fear
uninflected fear
inflected feare
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial fear
indefinite c. sing. feare
n. sing. fear
plural feare
definite feare
partitive fears
Further reading[edit]
  • “fear (V)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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noun

a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.

a specific instance of or propensity for such a feeling: an abnormal fear of heights.

concern or anxiety; solicitude: a fear for someone’s safety.

reverential awe, especially toward God: the fear of God.

something that causes feelings of dread or apprehension; something a person is afraid of: Cancer is a common fear.

anticipation of the possibility that something unpleasant will occur: Having grown up during the Great Depression, he had a constant fear of running out of money.

verb (used with object)

to regard with fear; be afraid of.

to have reverential awe of.

to consider or anticipate (something unpleasant) with a feeling of dread or alarm: It’s about to snow again, I fear.

Archaic. to experience fear in (oneself): I fear me he will ne’er forgive us.

verb (used without object)

to have fear; be afraid: I’ll go with you, so do not fear!

to feel apprehensive or uneasy (usually followed by for): In this time of economic instability, I fear for my children’s future.

OTHER WORDS FOR fear

1 foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.

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Idioms about fear

    for fear of / that, in order to prevent or avoid the risk of: She is afraid to say anything for fear of the consequences.

    put the fear of God in / into, to cause to be greatly afraid.

Origin of fear

First recorded before 900; Middle English fere, Old English fær “sudden attack or danger”; cognate with Old Saxon fār “ambush,” Dutch gevaar, German Gefahr “danger,” Old Norse fār “disaster”

synonym study for fear

Fear, alarm, dread all imply a painful emotion experienced when one is confronted by threatening danger or evil. Alarm implies an agitation of the feelings caused by awakening to imminent danger; it names a feeling of fright or panic: He started up in alarm. Fear and dread usually refer more to a condition or state than to an event. Fear is often applied to an attitude toward something, which, when experienced, will cause the sensation of fright: fear of falling. Dread suggests anticipation of something, usually a particular event, which, when experienced, will be disagreeable rather than frightening: She lives in dread of losing her money. The same is often true of fear, when used in a negative statement: She has no fear of losing her money.

popular references for fear

— Fear and Trembling: A philosophical exploration of faith and ethics by Sören Kierkegaard. Published in 1843 under the pseudonym Johannes de Silentio.
— Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream: A roman à clef by gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, illustrated by Ralph Steadman. First printed in 1971 as a two-part series in Rolling Stone magazine, and as a novel in 1972.
— Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A film adaptation of the Hunter S. Thompson book, directed by Terry Gilliam. Released in 1998.
— The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things: 1999 book by sociologist Barry Glassner, examining why Americans’ fears are misplaced and exaggerated. Revised and updated in 2010.
— Fear Factor: An American reality game show (2001–2006) in which contestants had to complete a series of dangerous, disgusting, or otherwise fear-inducing stunts.
—No FEAR Act: The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–174). The act, signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002, increases Federal agency accountability for acts of discrimination or reprisal against employees.

OTHER WORDS FROM fear

self-fearing, adjectiveun·fear·ing, adjective

Words nearby fear

FDP, FDR, Fe, feal, fealty, fear, feared, fearful, fearfully, fearless, fearnought

Other definitions for fear (2 of 2)

noun

a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.

Cape, a cape at its mouth.

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Words related to fear

alarm, angst, anxiety, apprehension, awe, concern, despair, dismay, doubt, dread, horror, jitters, panic, scare, suspicion, terror, unease, uneasiness, worry, anticipate

How to use fear in a sentence

  • Others voice fear that their taxes would be raised under Biden.

  • There’s a palpable fear among Democrats that voters will blame them on Election Day should they appear to be putting their own re-elections ahead of what’s good for Americans.

  • She was asked by senior Pence aides, she said, to help on an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal that minimized the fears of a second coronavirus wave and touted the administration’s work on the virus as a success story.

  • Cleopatra and Toliver conquer obstacles and fears under Bell’s tutelage and draw connections between the trail and life.

  • That might seem tangential to solving your back pain, but the truth is that a large part of overcoming that discomfort is about overcoming the fear of being in pain.

  • Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.

  • The fear of violence should not determine what one does or does not say.

  • Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.

  • The choice between freedom and fear is not difficult when seen with perspective.

  • The decision not to run the cartoons is motivated by nothing more than fear: either fear of offending or fear of retaliation.

  • Truth is a torch, but one of enormous size; so that we slink past it in rather a blinking fashion for fear it should burn us.

  • To others the fierce desire for social justice obliterates all fear of a general catastrophe.

  • Her heart fluttered violently with fear as she saw that he stepped out after her, and walked by her side toward the house.

  • And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.

  • The water suggested the fear that he must be nearing the open sea, and he became supernaturally grave.

British Dictionary definitions for fear

noun

a feeling of distress, apprehension, or alarm caused by impending danger, pain, etc

a cause of this feeling

awe; reverencefear of God

concern; anxiety

possibility; chancethere is no fear of that happening

for fear of, for fear that or for fear lest to forestall or avoid

no fear certainly not

put the fear of God into to frighten

verb

to be afraid (to do something) or of (a person or thing); dread

(tr) to revere; respect

(tr; takes a clause as object) to be sorry: used to lessen the effect of an unpleasant statementI fear that you have not won

(intr foll by for) to feel anxiety about something

Derived forms of fear

fearer, nounfearless, adjectivefearlessly, adverbfearlessness, noun

Word Origin for fear

Old English fǣr; related to Old High German fāra, Old Norse fār hostility, Latin perīculum danger

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Other Idioms and Phrases with fear

see fools rush in where angels fear to tread; for fear of; never fear; put the fear of god in.

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Suffixes of fear

  • fear

    • noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
      fearfulness; fright.
    • noun an anxious feeling
      care; concern.
      • care had aged him
      • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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  • fear

    • noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
      fearfulness; fright.
    • noun an anxious feeling
      care; concern.
      • care had aged him
      • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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  • fearful

    • adjective satellite experiencing or showing fear
      • a fearful glance
      • fearful of criticism
    • adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
      dreadful; direful; horrific; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded; fearsome.
      • the awful war
      • an awful risk
      • dire news
      • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
      • the dread presence of the headmaster
      • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
      • a dreadful storm
      • a fearful howling
      • horrendous explosions shook the city
      • a terrible curse
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  • fear

    • noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
      fearfulness; fright.
    • noun an anxious feeling
      care; concern.
      • care had aged him
      • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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  • fearless

    • adjective oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
      unafraid.
    • adjective satellite invulnerable to fear or intimidation
      brave; dauntless; audacious; hardy; intrepid; unfearing.
      • audacious explorers
      • fearless reporters and photographers
      • intrepid pioneers
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  • fearsome

    • adjective satellite causing fear or dread or terror
      dreadful; direful; horrific; fearful; frightening; terrible; dread; dire; horrendous; awful; dreaded.
      • the awful war
      • an awful risk
      • dire news
      • a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
      • the dread presence of the headmaster
      • polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
      • a dreadful storm
      • a fearful howling
      • horrendous explosions shook the city
      • a terrible curse
    • More ‘fearsome’ Meaning
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  • fearfully

    • adverb in fear, «she hurried down the stairs fearfully»
    • adverb in an alarming manner
      • they were fearfully attacked
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  • fearlessly

    • adverb without fear
      dauntlessly; intrepidly.
      • fearlessly, he led the troops into combat
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  • fearfulness

    • noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
      fear; fright.
    • noun the trait of being afraid
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  • fearlessness

    • noun feeling no fear
      bravery.
    • noun the trait of feeling no fear
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  • fear

    • noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
      fearfulness; fright.
    • noun an anxious feeling
      care; concern.
      • care had aged him
      • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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  • fear

    • noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
      fearfulness; fright.
    • noun an anxious feeling
      care; concern.
      • care had aged him
      • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
    • More ‘fear’ Meaning
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  • fearsomely

    • adverb in a fearsome manner
      • a sabre slammed fearsomely through the thicket in all directions
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  • fear

    • noun an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
      fearfulness; fright.
    • noun an anxious feeling
      care; concern.
      • care had aged him
      • they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction
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Derived words of fear

  • afeard

    • adjective satellite a pronunciation of afraid
      afeared.
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  • afeared

    • adjective satellite a pronunciation of afraid
      afeard.
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