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fiə 1. noun((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) frykt, redsel, skrekk2. verb1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) frykte, være redd2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) frykte, være redd, beklage•- fearful- fearfully
- fearless
- fearlessly
- for fear of
- in fear offrykt--------frykte--------støkkIsubst. \/fɪə\/1) frykt, redsel, skrekk2) (bange) anelser, engstelse, frykt, uro, bekymring3) grunn til frykt, fare4) ( gammeldags) ærefrykt, ærbødighetbe in fear of eller stand in fear of frykte (for), være redd for, i frykt forfear of frykt forfear of God Gudsfryktfor fear of av frykt for for ikke åav frykt for å såre ham, for ikke å såre hamfor fear that eller for fear lest av frykt for at for at... ikkein fear and trembling med frykt og beven, skjelvende av skrekkno fear det er ingen fare, det er ikke troligno fear! aldri i livet!, ikke tale om!, ingen fare!play on somebody's fears spille på noens frykt, utnytte noens fryktput the fear of God in(to) someone sette skrekk i noenunreasoning fear panisk skrekkwithout fear or favour uten å gjøre forskjell til noen kant, upartiskIIverb \/fɪə\/1) frykte (for), være redd (for)2) frykte, mistenke, tvile3) nølefear lest ( gammeldags) frykte atnever fear! vær ikke redd!, det er ingen fare!• he will come, never fear!han kommer nok, vær ikke redd (for det)!
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For fear — Fear Fear, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and to E. fare, peril. See {Fare}.] 1. A painful emotion or passion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
for fear — phrasal : by reason of an apprehension lest worried for fear the child will hurt himself * * * for fear In case, lest • • • Main Entry: ↑fear … Useful english dictionary
Lest — Lest, conj. [OE. leste, fr. AS. [eth][=y] l[=ae]s [eth][=e] the less that, where [eth][=y] is the instrumental case of the definite article, and [eth][=e] is an indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which. See {The}, {Less}, a.] 1. For fear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lest — [lest] conj. [ME leste < OE the læste < thy læs the, lit., by the less that < thy, instrumental of thæt, pron. + læs (see LESS) + the, particle] 1. for fear that; in case; so that . . . not [speak low lest you be overheard] 2. Archaic… … English World dictionary
fear — [fir] n. [ME fer < OE fær, lit., sudden attack, akin to OHG fāra, ambush, snare: for IE base see PERIL] 1. a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence or nearness of danger, evil, pain, etc.; timidity; dread; terror; fright;… … English World dictionary
lest — /lest/, conj. 1. for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution): He kept his notes by his side lest faulty memory lead him astray. 2. that (used after words… … Universalium
Fear — Fear, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and to E. fare, peril. See {Fare}.] 1. A painful emotion or passion excited by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lest — conj. for fear that, against the possibility that; that (used after words expressing fear or danger) … English contemporary dictionary
lest something should happen to him — for fear that anything bad should happen to him, he must not be hurt … English contemporary dictionary
fear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Anticipation of misfortune Nouns 1. fear, fearfulness, phobia; timidity, timorousness, diffidence; solicitude, anxiety, worry, care, apprehension; apprehensiveness, misgiving, mistrust, doubt, suspicion … English dictionary for students
lest — /lɛst / (say lest) conjunction 1. for fear that; that … not; so that … not. 2. (after words expressing fear, danger, etc.) that: there was danger lest the plan become known. {Middle English leste, late Old English the lǣste, earlier thȳ lǣs… …
