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Etymology [ ]
Old English fǣr ( “ ‘ peril, danger’ ” ) (noun), fǣran ( “ ‘ to frighten’ ” ) (verb).
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ] Fear (s)
( uncountable ) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
He was struck by fear on seeing the snake.
( countable ) A phobia , a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
Not everybody has the same fears .
I have a fear of ants .
( uncountable ) Extreme veneration or awe , as toward a supreme being or deity.
Synonyms [ ]
( uncountable: unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger ) : dread , terror , fright
( countable: sense of fear induced by something or someone ) : dread , phobia , scare , anxiety , apprehension
( extreme veneration ) : awe , reverence , veneration
See also Wikisaurus:fear
Derived terms [ ]
Translations [ ]
uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat
Arabic: خوف ar (ar) (khawf) m.
Armenian: վախ hy (hy) (vax), երկյուղ hy (hy) (erkyuġ), ահ hy (hy) (ah)
Bosnian: strah bs (bs) m.
Breton : aon br (br)
Bulgarian: страх bg (bg) m.
Catalan : por f. , paüra f. , basarda f. , temor m.
Chinese: 恐怖 cmn (cmn) (kǒngbù)
Croatian: strah hr (hr) m.
Czech: strach cs (cs) m.
Danish: angst da (da) , frygt da (da) c.
Estonian: hirm et (et) , kartus et (et)
Filipino: takot
Finnish: pelko fi (fi) , kammo fi (fi)
French: peur fr (fr) f.
German: Angst de (de) f. , Schreck de (de) m.
Gothic : 𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (agis)
Greek: φοβάμαι el (el) (fovámai)
Hebrew: אימה (eimah) f.
Hiligaynon : [[hadlok#Template:Hil |hadlok ]]
Hungarian: félelem hu (hu)
Irish: eagla ga (ga) f.
Italian: paura it (it) f.
Japanese: 恐れ ja (ja) (osore), 恐怖 ja (ja) (kyōfu)
Korean: 공포 ko (ko) (koyuuo)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirs ku (ku) f.
Sorani: ترس ku (ku) (tirs)
Malay: ketakutan ms (ms)
Manx : aggle gv (gv) m.
Occitan : paur oc (oc) f.
Old French : peor f.
Persian: ترس fa (fa) (tars)
Polish: strach pl (pl) m. , niepokój pl (pl) m.
Portuguese: medo pt (pt) m. , temor pt (pt) m.
Romanian: frică ro (ro) f. , teamă ro (ro) f.
Russian: страх ru (ru) (stráx) m. , боязнь ru (ru) (bojázn') f.
Scottish Gaelic : eagal gd (gd) m. , uabhas gd (gd) m. , oillt gd (gd) f.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: страх m.
Roman: strah m.
Slovene: strah sl (sl) m.
Spanish: miedo es (es) m. , temor es (es) m.
Swahili: woga sw (sw)
Swedish: skräck sv (sv)
Tagalog : takot tl (tl)
Welsh: ofn cy (cy)
a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone
Armenian: վախ hy (hy) (vax)
Bosnian: strah bs (bs) m.
Catalan : por f. , paüra f. , basarda f. , temor m.
Chinese: 恐怖 cmn (cmn) (kǒngbù)
Croatian: strah hr (hr) m.
Czech: strach cs (cs) m.
Danish: angst da (da) , frygt da (da) c.
Dutch: angst nl (nl) f. , schrik nl (nl) f.
Filipino: takot
Finnish: pelko fi (fi)
French: crainte fr (fr) f. , peur fr (fr) f.
Georgian: შიში (šiši)
German: Angst de (de) f. , Furcht de (de) f. , Phobie de (de) f.
Greek: φοβία (fovía) f.
Irish: eagla ga (ga) f.
Italian: paura it (it) f.
Japanese: 恐怖症 (kyōfushō)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirs ku (ku) f.
Sorani: ترس ku (ku) (tirs), ترس و لهرز ku (ku) (tirs u larz)
Malay: ketakutan ms (ms)
Occitan : paur oc (oc) f.
Old French : peor f.
Polish: lęk pl (pl) m.
Portuguese: fobia pt (pt) , medo pt (pt) m. , temor pt (pt) m. , pavor pt (pt) m.
Romanian: fobie ro (ro)
Russian: страх ru (ru) (stráχ) m. , боязнь ru (ru) (bojázn') f. , фобия ru (ru) (fóbija) f.
Scottish Gaelic : eagal gd (gd) m. , uabhas gd (gd) m. , oillt gd (gd) f.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: страх m.
Roman: strah m.
Slovene: strah sl (sl) m.
Swedish: fruktan sv (sv) , rädsla sv (sv)
Tagalog : takot tl (tl)
extreme veneration or awe
Armenian: երկյուղ hy (hy) (erkyuġ)
Bosnian: strah bs (bs) m.
Catalan : temor m. , respecte m.
Croatian: strah hr (hr) m.
Czech: strach cs (cs) m.
Danish: frygt da (da) c.
Finnish: pelko fi (fi)
French: crainte fr (fr) f.
German: Ehrfurcht de (de) f.
Irish: eagla ga (ga) f.
Japanese: 畏れ (osore)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirs ku (ku) f.
Sorani: ترس ku (ku)
Malay: ketakutan ms (ms)
Russian: страх ru (ru) (stráχ) m.
Scottish Gaelic : eagal gd (gd) m. , uabhas gd (gd) m. , oillt gd (gd) f.
Serbian:
Cyrillic: страх m.
Roman: strah m.
Slovene: strahospoštovanje n.
Swedish: fruktan sv (sv)
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations .
Translations to be checked
Albanian : frikë f.
Breton : aon m.
Esperanto : timo
Guaraní : kyhyje
Hebrew : פחד (pákhad) m.
Indonesian : takut
Interlingua : timor , pavor
Latin : timor , pavor , metus
Maori : mataku
Northern Sami : ballu
Old English : eġe
Romansch : tema
Romanian : frică f. , teamă f.
Spanish : miedo m. , temor m.
Tupinambá : sykyîé
Turkish : korku
Telugu : భయం
Verb [ ]
Infinitive
to Fear
Third person singular
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Simple past
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Past participle
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Present participle
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to Fear (third-person singular simple present - , present participle - , simple past and past participle - )
( obsolete , transitive ) To cause fear to; to frighten .
1485 , Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur , Book V:
‘Be God,’ sayde Sir Gawayne, ‘his grevys me but lytyll; yet shalt thou nat feare me for all thy grete wordis.
( transitive ) To feel fear about (something).
I fear the worst will happen.
( transitive ) To venerate; to feel awe towards.
People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.
( transitive ) Regret
I fear [regret that] I have bad news for you: your husband has died.
Synonyms [ ]
( feel fear about (something) ) : be afraid of, be frightened of, be scared of, be terrorised /terrorized be
( venerate ) : be in awe of, revere , venerate
Derived terms [ ]
fear not
God-fearing
never fear
Translations [ ]
feel fear about (something)
Albanian: ka frikë
Arabic: خاف ar (ar) (khaafa)
Armenian: վախենալ hy (hy) (vaxenal), երկյուղել hy (hy) (erkyuġel), երկնչել hy (hy) (erknčel)
Bosnian: bojati (se)
Catalan : témer ca (ca) , tenir por de ca (ca)
Chinese: 害怕 cmn (cmn) (hàipà), 怕 cmn (cmn) (pà)
Croatian: bojati (se)
Czech: se cs (cs)
Danish: frygte , være bange for
Dutch: vrezen nl (nl)
Esperanto: timi eo (eo)
Estonian: kartma et (et)
Filipino: pagtakot
Finnish: pelätä fi (fi)
French: craindre fr (fr) , avoir peur de fr (fr)
Galician : temer gl (gl)
German: fürchten de (de)
Guaraní : ...rehe kyhyje
Hungarian: fél hu (hu)
Ido : timar
Interlingua : timer , haber timor
Irish: eagla a bheith ort roimh ...
Italian: temere it (it) , aver paura di it (it)
Japanese: 恐れる ja (ja) (osoreru), 怖る ja (ja) (osoru)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirsîn ku (ku)
Sorani: ترسین ku (ku) (tirseen)
Lao : ຢ້ານກົວ lo (lo) (yaan-kua)
Latin: timeo la (la)
Malay: takut ms (ms)
Northern Sami : ballat
Persian: ترسیدن fa (fa)
Polish: bać się , lękać się , niepokoić się , czuć niepokój
Portuguese: temer pt (pt) , ter medo de pt (pt)
Romanian: teme ro (ro)
Romansch : temair rm (rm)
Russian: бояться ru (ru) (boját’sja) (+ genitive case ), страшиться ru (ru) (strašít’sja) (+ genitive case )
Santali : [[ᱵᱳᱨᱳ#Template:Sat |Template:Olck ]] (boro)
Serbian:
Cyrillic: бојати (се)
Roman: bojati (se)
Slovene: bati (se)
Spanish: temer es (es) , tener miedo de es (es)
Swedish: frukta sv (sv) , rädas sv (sv)
Tagalog : pagtakot tl (tl)
Tupinambá : ...resé sykyîé
Turkish: korkmak tr (tr) , ürkmek tr (tr)
venerate
Armenian: վախենալ hy (hy) (vaxenal)
Catalan : témer ca (ca) , respectar ca (ca)
Czech: bát cs (cs) se
Hungarian: fél hu (hu)
Japanese: 畏れる (osoreru)
Kurdish:
Kurmanji: tirsîn ku (ku)
Sorani: ترسین ku (ku) (tirseen)
Malay: takut ms (ms)
Anagrams [ ]
Irish [ ]
Pronunciation [ ]
Etymology [ ]
From Template:Sga [[Category:ga:Template:Sga derivations|Fear]] [[fer#Template:Sga |fer]] , from Proto-Celtic *wiros , from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós . Cognate with Welsh [[gŵr#Template:Cy |gŵr]] , Latin vir , Old English wer .
Noun [ ]
Fear m.
man
husband , male spouse
Declension [ ]
First declension
Bare forms:
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative
fear
fir
Vocative
a fhir
a fheara
Genitive
fir
fear
Dative
fear
fir
Forms with the definite article :
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative
an fear
na fir
Genitive
an fhir
na bhfear
Dative
leis an [[Template:Ga eclipsis anear ]]
don fhear
leis na fir
Mutation [ ]
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.
Scots [ ]
Noun [ ] Fear ({{{1}}})
Singular
Fear
Plural
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fear
Verb [ ]
Template:Sco-verb
to fear
to frighten , scare
Scottish Gaelic [ ]
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
Template:Gd-noun
man
husband , male spouse
Declension [ ]
First declension; forms with the definite article :
Case
Singular
Plural
Nominative
am fear
na fir
Vocative
fhir
fhir
Genitive
an fir
nam fear /fir
Dative
leis an fhear
leis na fir
Derived terms [ ]
fear-
fear an taighe
fear-taighe
fireann
fireannach
fireannta
See also [ ]
Pronoun [ ]
Fear (genitive fir)
somebody , something , one
Usage notes [ ]
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 [ ]
West Frisian [ ]
Noun [ ]
Fear c. [[Category:Template:Fy nouns|Fear]] (pl. fearren )
ferry
spring (mechanical device)
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