feared
past simple and past participle offear
| 单词 | feared |
| 释义 | feared past simple and past participle offear fear verb uk/fɪər/us/fɪr/B2[T;not continuous] to befrightenedof something or someoneunpleasant: Mostolderemployeesfearunemployment. What do you fear most? B2[T;not continuous]formal to beworriedorfrightenedthat somethingbadmighthappenor might havehappened: [+ (that)]Policefear(that)thecouplemay havedrowned. formalIt isfeared(that)as many as two hundredpassengersmay havediedin thecrash. Wehuddledtogether, fearing we might bekilled. [+ to infinitive]Fearingtogo herself, shesenthersontofindout thenews. I fearformalmainlyUK used to give someonenewsof somethingbadthat hashappenedor mighthappen: [+ (that)]I fear(that)she's alreadyleft.
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sadness and regret Idiomnever fear Phrasal verbfear forsomeone/something Examplesoffearedfeared In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Perhaps these film-makersfearedthat the presence of the ' real' would prove too disruptive. From theCambridge English Corpus Hefearedboth the loss of secrets and the introduction of lax methods. From theCambridge English Corpus Such a system, it wasfeared, would open the door to 'interference from central quarters'. From theCambridge English Corpus Shefeareddeath much but felt it was coming soon, which caused a state of urgency in her. From theCambridge English Corpus It is thus not clear whether all casesfearedpossession before or during their illness. From theCambridge English Corpus Hefeared, after having seen everything there was, that nothing would be left to cause surprise. From theCambridge English Corpus In his view, however, straitened circumstances and food shortage, whether actual orfeared, could not justify contraceptive use. From theCambridge English Corpus A prospective study of the relationship betweenfearedconsequences of falling and avoidance of activity in community-living older people. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, while nursing homes werefearedby some, others believed that they would have benefits for their peers. From theCambridge English Corpus By contrast, only one-third of the patientsfearedsuch a development. From theCambridge English Corpus He was in favor of obligatory instruction for children because hefearedthat otherwise parents would exploit them. From theCambridge English Corpus They may havefearedthat the management would tamper with the time. From theCambridge English Corpus Nursing homes were bothfearedand, in a form that met their cultural needs, seen as places that should be built. From theCambridge English Corpus Alternatively it was reported that villagersfearedbroadcasting would reduce the rains. From theCambridge English Corpus Theyfearedthat the result could be that they would end up sounding like their students rather than the other way around. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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