fear

I

n.

1) to arouse, inspire, instill, kindle fear

2) to express; feel; show fear (she felt fear for their safety)

3) to confirm one's fears

4) to allay, dispel; overcome fear

5) grave, mortal, strong; groundless; idle; inarticulate; lingering; sudden fear

6) fear that + clause (there are fears that no compromise can be worked out)

7) for fear of (he lied for fear of being punished)

8) in fear of (he is in fear of his life)

9) out of fear (he did it out of fear)

10) (misc.) to strike fear into smb.'s heart

II

v.

1) to fear greatly, very much

2) (d; intr.) to fear for (I fear for his safety)

3) (E) I fear to think what may happen

4) (K) he fears my getting involved

5) (L) we fear that we will not be able to attend

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dispel

feel

groundless

idle

inarticulate

inspire

instill

kindle fear

lingering

mortal

overcome fear

strong

sudden fear

very much

show fear (she felt fear for their safety)

(E) I fear to think what may happen

(K) he fears my getting involved

(L) we fear that we will not be able to attend

(misc.) to strike fear into smb. 's heart

grave

to allay

to arouse

to confirm one's fears

to express

to fear greatly

(d; intr.) to fear for (I fear for his safety)

out of fear (he did it out of fear)

in fear of (he is in fear of his life)

for fear of (he lied for fear of being punished)

fear that + clause (there are fears that no compromise can be worked out)