fear

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fēr)

Collocations for "fear"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fear" in context.

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fear

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. could see the fear in his [eyes, face]
  2. was [trembling, shaking] in fear
  3. is [trembling] with fear
  4. [cowered, hid, ran] in fear
  5. [go, begin, finish] without fear
  6. [instilled, sparked] fear among the [children, neighbors]
  7. struck fear into the [children]
  8. the [children] were stricken by fear
  9. is full of fear (for the future)
  10. fills me with fear to [think, imagine, see]
  11. in fear [of, for] her life
  12. the fear of [being, losing, contracting, letting]
  13. for fear of [losing]
  14. has a fear of [heights, spiders, the dark, open spaces]
  15. fear and [anxiety, loathing, anger]
  16. fears and phobias
  17. [push through, conquer, overcome] your fears
  18. my fear was that you would [leave, give up, be killed]
  19. a [search, hunt] amid fears for their safety
v
  1. fear [death, failure, loneliness]
  2. feared for [my life, their safety, her wellbeing, you]
  3. fear to [think, imagine, go, lose]
  4. fear to [say, ask, tread]
  5. feared that you had [left, died, drowned]
  6. feared being [left, drowned, attacked]
  7. fear [the consequences, a backlash]
  8. (he) fears [no one, nobody]
  9. feared (that) he [might, would, could]
  10. I fear I will [fail, not be able to]
  11. I fear not
  12. fear the worst (has happened)
  13. feared and [hated, respected, revered, loathed, avoided]
  14. [you have, there is] nothing to fear
  15. fear not!
'fear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
affection - age - anger - arise - atmosphere - backdrop - bolt - bristle - bulge - bunch - calm - childish - clench - climate - cloak - clump - compel - confined - confront - conquer - conscience - course - craze - creep - cringe - darkness - den - depiction - dispel - distort - distraught - dying - embodiment - evoke - exhibition - extreme - feed - fight - flash - flee - frantic - frozen - guilt - hate - hatred - hush - idle - induce - jolt - knuckle

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