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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Fear For or Fear Of

Can someone tell me whether Fear for spider or Fear of spider is correct
  

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Hi, Can someone tell me whether Fear for spider or Fear of spider is correct The standard phrase is 'He has a fear of spider s ' . Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, Can someone tell me whether Fear for spider or Fear of spider is correct The standard phrase is 'He has a fear of spider s ' .
  • Clive
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Hi,

Can someone tell me whether Fear for spider or Fear of spider is correct

The standard phrase is 'He has a fear of spiders'.



Clive
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In addition, you are 'afraid for' something that you like or don't want to lose. You are 'afraid of' something that you dislike or fear.

I'm afraid of that man. --- The man scares you; you don't like him.

I'm afraid for that man. --- You don't want anything bad to happen to the man; you like him.
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where "fear for sth" applies, fear is a verb.

while it's a noun in "fear of sth".

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