fearing

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fear 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  fear 
 
  Sense  2 
  fear,  dread 
  =>  panic 
 
  Sense  5 
  reverence,  fear,  revere,  venerate 
  =>  enshrine,  saint 
  =>  worship 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fear 
 
  2  of  5  senses  of  fear 
 
  Sense  2 
  fear,  dread 
  =>  panic 
  =>  freak  out  freak,  gross  out 
 
  Sense  5 
  reverence,  fear,  revere,  venerate 
  =>  enshrine,  saint 
  =>  worship 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fear 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fear 
 
  5  senses  of  fear 
 
  Sense  1 
  fear 
  =>  worry 
 
  Sense  2 
  fear,  dread 
 
  Sense  3 
  fear 
  =>  regret 
 
  Sense  4 
  fear 
 
  Sense  5 
  reverence,  fear,  revere,  venerate 
  =>  respect,  esteem,  value,  prize,  prise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fear 
 
  fear  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fear 
 
  Sense  1 
  fear 
  =>  worry 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  fear,  dread 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  fear 
  =>  regret 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  fear 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  reverence,  fear,  revere,  venerate 
  =>  respect,  esteem,  value,  prize,  prise 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fear 
 
  The  verb  fear  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  fear  --  (be  afraid  or  feel  anxious  or  apprehensive  about  a  possible  or  probable  situation  or  event;  "I  fear  she  might  get  aggressive") 
  2.  (20)  fear,  dread  --  (be  afraid  or  scared  of  be  frightened  of  "I  fear  the  winters  in  Moscow";  "We  should  not  fear  the  Communists!") 
  3.  (1)  fear  --  (be  sorry;  used  to  introduce  an  unpleasant  statement:  "I  fear  I  won't  make  it  to  your  wedding  party") 
  4.  fear  --  (be  uneasy  or  apprehensive  about  "I  fear  the  results  of  the  final  exams") 
  5.  reverence,  fear,  revere,  venerate  --  (be  in  awe  of  "Fear  God  as  your  father") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  fearing 
  god-fearing 
  unfearing 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fear 
 
  The  verb  fear  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (23)  fear  --  (be  afraid  or  feel  anxious  or  apprehensive  about  a  possible  or  probable  situation  or  event;  "I  fear  she  might  get  aggressive") 
  2.  (20)  fear,  dread  --  (be  afraid  or  scared  of  be  frightened  of  "I  fear  the  winters  in  Moscow";  "We  should  not  fear  the  Communists!") 
  3.  (1)  fear  --  (be  sorry;  used  to  introduce  an  unpleasant  statement:  "I  fear  I  won't  make  it  to  your  wedding  party") 
  4.  fear  --  (be  uneasy  or  apprehensive  about  "I  fear  the  results  of  the  final  exams") 
  5.  reverence,  fear,  revere,  venerate  --  (be  in  awe  of  "Fear  God  as  your  father") 

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