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Definition: Meaning of, fear in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fɪə /

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fear fears
  1. [uncountable and countable] the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen
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  2. for fear (that) , for fear of something because you are worried that you will make something happen
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  3. no fear! British English informal used humorously to say that you are definitely not going to do something
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  4. [uncountable] the possibility or danger that something bad might happen
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  5. put the fear of God into somebody informal to make someone feel that they must do something, by making sure they know what will happen if they do not do it
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  6. without fear or favour British English formal in a fair way
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
fear feared feared
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fearing fears
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to feel afraid or worried that something bad may happen
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  2. fear the worst to think that the worst possible thing has happened or might happen
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  3. [transitive] to be afraid of someone and what they might do
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  4. I fear formal used when telling someone that you think that something bad has happened or is true
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  5. fear not/never fear formal used to tell someone not to worry
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fear used in phrases

  • Cape Fear (noun)
    1. a cape in southeastern North Carolina extending into the Atlantic Ocean
  • Cape Fear River (noun)
    1. a river in North Carolina that flows southeast to the Atlantic Ocean at Cape Fear
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fear used in phrasal verbs

  • fear for (phrasal verb)
    1. fear for someone/something to feel worried about someone or something because you think something bad may happen to them or has happened to them
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