Kilo Lingo

fear

/fɪə/

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Translation

The feeling of being afraid.

Word origin

From Old English faer, meaning sudden danger or dread.

Origin
Old English
Root
faer

Grammar

Gender
Pluralfears

Examples

.

"Fear" is the feeling of being afraid.

.

"Fears" is the plural, meaning more than one fear.

strong.

Here "fear" is the afraid feeling he gets.

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This word is part of lesson 18.