fürchten — meaning in English

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.
• funk noun A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.

Senses

fürchten is used for these senses in English:

• dread (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
• 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.
• funk (ambitransitive) To shrink from, or avoid something because of fear.

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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