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Maj Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Fear
What is the difference between "fear of" and "fear for"? Could you use them in sentences, please?
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One FEEL "fear" of something or someone - in this case "fear" is a noun: It was his fear of being unfairly sent to prision what made him run away. Fear as a verb means "to be afraid of something or someone or to do something": Tom fears dogs. I fear to climb up trees.
- One FEEL "fear" of something or someone - in this case "fear" is a noun: It was his fear of being unfairly sent to prision what made him run away.
- Fear as a verb means "to be afraid of something or someone or to do something": Tom fears dogs.
- I fear to climb up trees.
- To "fear for" is a phrasal verb meaning to feel anxiety about something.
- John's had a trerrible accident and is in the hospital.
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One FEEL "fear" of something or someone - in this case "fear" is a noun:
It was his fear of being unfairly sent to prision what made him run away.
Fear as a verb means "to be afraid of something or someone or to do something":
Tom fears dogs.
I fear to climb up trees.
To "fear for" is a phrasal verb meaning to feel anxiety about something.
It was his fear of being unfairly sent to prision what made him run away.
Fear as a verb means "to be afraid of something or someone or to do something":
Tom fears dogs.
I fear to climb up trees.
To "fear for" is a phrasal verb meaning to feel anxiety about something.
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Could you also use "fear" + sentence. e.g. She fears what he might come up with.
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Sure. This fits the category of "to fear something". In this case, the "something" is the what clause.
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