English

rank|possible|mark|followed|426|fear|evening|ground|understand

Etymology
OE. term|fær||peril or danger|lang=non.

Pronunciation
a|Australia IPA|/fi�/, SAMPA|/fi@/
a|UK IPA|/fɪ�/, SAMPA|/fI@/
a|US IPA|/fɪr/, SAMPA|/fir/
audio|en-us-fear.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪ�(r)

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.

#:He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.

1. countable A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.

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

1. uncountable Extreme veneration or awe, as toward a supreme being or deity.

Synonyms
sense|uncountable: unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger dread, terror
sense|countable: sense of fear induced by something or someone dread, phobia
sense|extreme veneration awe, reverence, veneration

Derived terms
fearful
fearsome

Translations
trans-top|uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat
Bosnian: strah m
Catalan: por f, paüra f, basarda f, temor m
Croatian: strah m
Czech: strach m
Danish: angst, frygt c
Estonian: t|et|hirm, t|et|kartus
French: peur f
Finnish: pelko, kammo
German: Angst f, Schreck m
Hebrew: ���� (eimah) f
Hungarian: félelem
Italian: paura f
Japanese: �� (osore)
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: t|ku|tirs f
:Sorani: t|ku|ترس|trtirs|scKUchar
Malay: t|ms|ketakutan
Portuguese: medo m, temor m
Russian: ���а� (strá�) m
Scottish Gaelic: eagal m, uabhas m, oillt f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ���а� m
:Roman: strah m
Slovene: strah m
Swedish: skräck
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trans-top|a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone
Bosnian: strah m
Catalan: por f, paüra f, basarda f, temor m
Croatian: strah m
Czech: strach m
Danish: angst, frygt c
Dutch: angst f, schrik f
Finnish: pelko
French: peur f
German: Angst f, Furcht f, Phobie f
Greek: �οβία (fovía) f
Italian: paura f
Japanese: ��� (ky�fush�)
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: t|ku|tirs f
:Sorani: t|ku|ترس|trtirs|scKUchar, t|ku|ترس � ���رز|trtirs u larz|scKUchar
Malay: t|ms|ketakutan
Portuguese: fobia, medo m, temor m, pavor m
Russian: ���а� (strá�) m, бо�зн� (bojázn') f, �оби� (fóbija) f
Scottish Gaelic: eagal m, uabhas m, oillt f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ���а� m
:Roman: strah m
Slovene: strah m
Swedish: fruktan, rädsla
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trans-top|extreme veneration or awe
Bosnian: strah m
Catalan: temor m, respecte m
Croatian: strah m
Danish: frygt c
Finnish: pelko
German: Gottesfurcht f
Japanese: �� (osore)
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: t|ku|tirs f
:Sorani: t|ku|ترس|tr|scKUchar
Malay: t|ms|ketakutan
Russian: ���а� (strá�) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ���а� m
:Roman: strah m
Slovene: strahospoštovanje n
Swedish: fruktan
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Albanian: frikë f
ttbc|Breton: aon f
ttbc|Esperanto: timo#Esperanto|timo
ttbc|Guarani: kyhyje
ttbc|Hungarian: félelem
ttbc|Indonesian: takut
ttbc|Interlingua: timor, pavor
ttbc|Irish: eagla f
ttbc|Latin: timor, pavor, metus
ttbc-mid
ttbc|Manx: aggle m
ttbc|Maori: mataku
ttbc|Northern Sami: ballu
ttbc|Old English: ege#Old English|eġe
ttbc|Polish: niepokój m, strach m (1), l�k m (2)
ttbc|Romansch: tema
ttbc|Romanian: fric� f, team� f
ttbc|Spanish: miedo m, temor m
ttbc|Tupinambá: sykyîé
ttbc|Turkish: korku
ttbc|Telugu: భయ�
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To feel fear about (something).

#:I fear the worst will happen.

1. transitive To venerate; to feel awe towards.

#:People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.

Synonyms
sense|feel fear about (something) be afraid of, be frightened of, be scared of, be terrorised/terrorized be
sense|venerate be in awe of, revere, venerate

Derived terms
fear not
God-fearing
never fear

Translations
trans-top|feel fear about (something)
Albanian: ka frikë
Bosnian: bojati (se)
Catalan: témer, tenir por de
Chinese: 害� (hàipà)
Croatian: bojati (se)
Danish: frygte, være bange for
Dutch: vrezen
Esperanto: timi
Estonian: t|et|kartma
Finnish: pelätä
French: craindre, avoirpeur
German: fürchten
Guaraní: ...rehe kyhyje
Hungarian: fél
Ido: timar
Interlingua: timer, haber timor
Irish: eagla a bheith ort roimh...
Italian: temere, aver paura
Japanese: ��� (osoreru)
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: t|ku|tirsîn
:Sorani: t|ku|ترس��|trtirseen|scKUchar
Malay: t|ms|takut
Northern Sami: ballat
Polish: ba� si�, l�ka� si�, niepokoi� si�, czu� niepokój
Portuguese: temer, ter medo
Russian: бо����� (bojáts'a), ���а�и���� (strašíts'a)
Romanian: teme
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: бо�а�и (�е)
:Latin: bojati (se)
Slovene: bati (se)
Spanish: temer, tener miedo
Swedish: frukta, rädas
Tupinambá: ...resé sykyîé
Turkish: korkmak, ürkmek
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trans-top|venerate
Catalan: témer, respectar
Hungarian: fél
Japanese: ��� (osoreru)
trans-mid
Kurdish:
:Kurmanji: t|ku|tirsîn
:Sorani: t|ku|ترس��|trtirseen|scKUchar
Malay: t|ms|takut
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See also
phobia

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English abstract nouns

Frisian

Noun
infl|fy|noun

1. ferry

Irish

Pronunciation
IPA|[fʲaɾˠ]

Etymology
From OIr.|ga term|fer|langsga, from proto|Celtic|wiros|langga, from proto|Indo-European|wiro-|lang=ga.

Compare Latin vir.

Noun
infl|ga|noun|g=m|plural|fir

1. man
2. husband, male spouse

Declension
ga noun m1|f|ear|ir

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation
IPA|[f�ɾ]

Noun
infl|gd|noun|g=m|plural|fir

1. man
2. husband, male spouse

Declension
First declension; forms with the definite article:
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| Nominative
| am fear
| na fir#Irish|fir
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| Vocative
| fir#Scots Gaelic|fhir
| fir|fhir
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| Genitive
| an fir#Irish|fir
| nam fear/fir
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| Dative
| leis an fhear
| leis na fir#Scots Gaelic|fir
|}

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