(uncountable) A strong, uncontrollable, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. / (countable) A phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm. / (intransitive) To feel fear.

(dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

Frightening; causing fear. / Tending to fear; timid. / (dated) Terrible; shockingly bad. / (now rare) Frightened; filled with terror.

(dialect) Extremely; fearfully.

plural of fear

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fear

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

simple past tense and past participle of fear

present participle of fear