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for fear that

for fear that conjunction: in order to attempt to prevent the risk that (a particular incident or event might occur).

Conjunction

for fear that

  1. (idiomatic) In order to attempt to prevent the risk that (a particular incident or event might occur).
    • He never comes for fear that it'll happen again, and I didn't tell you about it before for fear that he would find out.

Questions about for fear that

What does for fear that mean?
For fear that means in order to attempt to prevent the risk that (a particular incident or event might occur).
What part of speech is for fear that?
For fear that is a conjunction.

Words near for fear that in the dictionary

  1. for ever more
  2. for evermore
  3. for example
  4. for fake
  5. for fear of
  6. for fear that
  7. for free
  8. for fuck's sake
  9. for fucking out loud
  10. for fudge's sake
  11. for fun

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