English Dictionary

fear

IPA（発音記号）

/fɪə/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 前置詞for用法 廃用

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm. / (intransitive) To feel fear.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）～を恐れる、～に怯える / （自動詞）恐怖を感じる、怖がる

Many villagers fear the old forest at night.

多くの村人は夜の古い森を恐れている。

意味（1）

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

I fear the worst will happen.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To feel fear.

Never fear; help is always near.

意味（3）

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

She fears for her son’s safety.

意味（4）

(transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.

People who fear God can be found in Christian churches.

意味（5）

(transitive) To regret.

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

意味（6）

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

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

意味（7）

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

Fearst thou thy person? thou shalt haue a guard:

意味（8）

(obsolete, transitive) To suspect; to doubt.

Fear you not her courage?

fears （ present singular third-person ）

fearing （ participle present ）

feared （ participle past ）

feared （ past ）