adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of fear form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
2. 2
   Regarded with fear, respect, or reverence.

Synonyms

All synonyms

afraiddreaddreadeddreadfulscared

Example

More examples

"Eriko worked so long and so hard, without stopping to eat, that I feared she would faint."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From fear + -ed.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ferd, feerd, fered, equivalent to fear + -ed.

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