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I. fear [fɪəʳ, Am fɪr] N

1. fear no pl (dread):

fear: Angst f <-, Ängste>

fear of: Furcht f <-> vor +dat

to put the fear of God into sb: jdm einen heiligen Schrecken einjagen

fear of heights: Höhenangst f <-, -ängste>

in fear of one's life: in Todesangst

in fear and trembling: zitternd vor Angst

to go in fear of sth: in ständiger Angst vor etw dat leben

to have a fear of sth: vor etw dat Angst haben

for fear of doing sth: aus Angst, etw zu tun

for fear that [or liter lest] ...: aus Angst, dass ...

to be in fear of sth: vor etw dat Angst haben

he was in fear of his life: er fürchtete um sein Leben

to do sth out of fear: etw aus Angst tun

2. fear (worry):

fear: Sorge f <-> kein pl

fear: Befürchtung f <-, -en>

there are fears that ...: es gibt Befürchtungen, dass ...

fears for sb's life/safety: Sorge f um jds Leben/Sicherheit

sb's worst fears: jds schlimmste Befürchtungen

3. fear no pl old (respect):

fear: Ehrfurcht f <->

fear of God [or the Lord]: Gottesfurcht f <-> kein pl

Phrases:

without fear or favour: völlig unparteiisch

no fear! Brit, Aus inf: bestimmt nicht!

there's no [or isn't any]fear of that!: das ist nicht zu befürchten!

there isn't any fear of your getting lost: du brauchst keine Angst zu haben, dass du dich verirrst

II. fear [fɪəʳ, Am fɪr] VB trans

1. fear (dread):

to fear sb/sth: jdn/etw fürchten

what do you fear most?: wovor hast du am meisten Angst?

to have nothing to fear: nichts zu befürchten haben

to fear doing/to do sth: Angst davor haben [o. sich acc davor fürchten] , etw zu tun

2. fear form (regret):

to fear [that] ...: befürchten, dass ...

3. fear old (respect):

to fear God: Gott fürchten

III. fear [fɪəʳ, Am fɪr] VB intr

1. fear form (worry):

to fear for sb/sth: sich dat um etw acc Sorgen machen

to fear for sb's life/sanity: um jds Leben/Verstand fürchten

never fear , fear not dated: keine Angst

2. fear liter (be afraid):

fear: sich acc fürchten

ˈfear-rid·den ADJ

fear-ridden: angsterfüllt

Present
I	fear
you	fear
he/she/it	fears
we	fear
you	fear
they	fear

Past
I	feared
you	feared
he/she/it	feared
we	feared
you	feared
they	feared

Present Perfect
I	have	feared
you	have	feared
he/she/it	has	feared
we	have	feared
you	have	feared
they	have	feared

Past Perfect
I	had	feared
you	had	feared
he/she/it	had	feared
we	had	feared
you	had	feared
they	had	feared

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

never fear , fear not dated: keine Angst

strong fear: große Angst

primal fear: Urangst f

never fear!: [nur] keine Angst! inf [o. FRG Bange!]

mock fear: gespielte Angst

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