🇬🇧 Fear meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To fear something means you feel scared or very worried about it. Your body might feel shaky, your heart might beat fast, and you might want to run away or hide. You fear things when you think they might hurt you, embarrass you, or just seem really strange or unknown. Everyone fears something sometimes, and that feeling is your brain’s way of trying to keep you safe.

The cookie began to fear me when I said, “I’ll just have one,” for the seventh time.

I fear my alarm clock enjoys ruining my dreams right when they get interesting.

My dad started to fear the day I learned the word “why” and never stopped using it.

The superhero began to fear laundry day more than villains, because his cape always came out smelling like wet dog.

Scientists say many people fear public speaking more than spiders, but spiders have never been asked to give a speech.

She walked home on a narrow street and began to fear the dark. To fear the soft rustle of dry leaves, to fear a slow step behind her. Night made her fear the quick beat of her heart, fear the sudden silence, until a small cat jumped out and she laughed, letting fear go.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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