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craindre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dread verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
  • fear noun A strong, unpleasant feeling caused by the sense of danger or threat.

Senses

craindre is used for these senses in English:

  • fear (transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
  • fear (transitive) To venerate; to feel awe towards.

dread — full definition

  1. verb To feel great fear or anxiety about something that is going to happen.
  2. noun A strong feeling of fear or anxiety about something.
  3. adj Causing great fear; dreaded (used mainly in older or literary English).

fear — full definition

  1. noun A strong, unpleasant feeling caused by the sense of danger or threat.
  2. verb To be afraid of something or someone.
  3. verb To worry or be concerned about something.

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