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fear BrE / fɪə(r) /  NAmE / fɪr / Native audio playback is not supported. fear(verb)BrE / fɪə(r) /  NAmE / fɪr / to be frightened of somebody/something or frightened of doing somethingAll his employees fear him.to fear death/persecution/the unknownEveryone feared the coming war.Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us.She feared to tell him the truth.She feared going out at night.to feel that something bad might have happened or might happen in the futureShe has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead).Hundreds of people are feared dead.Women and children are feared to be among the victims.It is feared (that) he may have been kidnapped.She feared (that) he might be dead.Never fear/Fear not(= Don’t worry), I shall return.used to tell somebody that you think that something bad has happened or is trueSee related entries: Fearhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/fear/fear_2They are unlikely to get here on time, I fear.‘He must be dead then?’ ‘I fear so.’‘She's not coming back?’ ‘I fear not.’Extra ExamplesEveryone rightly feared the coming war.He learned to fear and respect this force of nature.I have reason to fear that you might abuse your power.I really feared that this might be the end.This disease is greatly feared.We feared for their safety.You have nothing to fear from him.Don’t worry, you have nothing to fear from us.Never fear/Fear not , I shall return.She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst.to fear death/danger/persecutionVerb Formspresent simple I / you / we / they fearhe / she / it fearspast simple fearedpast participle feared-ing form fearingWord OriginOld English fǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger’.

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(verb) all his employees fear him.to fear death/persecution/the unknowneveryone feared the coming war.don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=fear This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	fear
WordType	(verb)
Phonetic	BrE / fɪə(r) / NAmE / fɪr /
Example	all his employees fear him. to fear death/persecution/the unknown everyone feared the coming war. don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=fear
Content	fear (verb)BrE / fɪə(r) / NAmE / fɪr / to be frightened of somebody/something or frightened of doing something All his employees fear him. to fear death/persecution/the unknown Everyone feared the coming war. Don't worry, you have nothing to fear from us. She feared to tell him the truth. She feared going out at night. to feel that something bad might have happened or might happen in the future She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst (= think that she is dead). Hundreds of people are feared dead. Women and children are feared to be among the victims. It is feared (that) he may have been kidnapped. She feared (that) he might be dead. Never fear/Fear not(= Don’t worry), I shall return. used to tell somebody that you think that something bad has happened or is true See related entries: Fear https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/fear/fear_2 They are unlikely to get here on time, I fear. ‘He must be dead then?’ ‘I fear so.’ ‘She's not coming back?’ ‘I fear not.’ Extra Examples Everyone rightly feared the coming war. He learned to fear and respect this force of nature. I have reason to fear that you might abuse your power. I really feared that this might be the end. This disease is greatly feared. We feared for their safety. You have nothing to fear from him. Don’t worry, you have nothing to fear from us. Never fear/Fear not , I shall return. She has been missing for three days now and police are beginning to fear the worst. to fear death/danger/persecution Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fear he / she / it fears past simple feared past participle feared -ing form fearing Word Origin Old English fǣr ‘calamity, danger’, fǣran ‘frighten’, also ‘revere’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gevaar and German Gefahr ‘danger’.
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