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dreadeth

dreadeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dread.

Meaning of dread

Verb

dread (third-person singular simple present dreads, present participle dreading, simple past and past participle dreaded)

  1. (transitive) To fear greatly.
  2. To anticipate with fear.
    • I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.
  3. (intransitive) To be in dread, or great fear.
    • Dread not, neither be afraid of them.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 1:29
  4. (transitive) To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

See all 12 meanings of dread

Origin of dreadeth

dread + -eth

Questions about dreadeth

What is dreadeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dreadeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dread.

Words near dreadeth in the dictionary

  1. dreadening
  2. dreadens
  3. dreader
  4. dreaders
  5. dreadest
  6. dreadeth
  7. dreadful
  8. dreadfulest
  9. dreadfull
  10. dreadfullest
  11. dreadfully

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