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I fear

I fear phrase: used in embarrassment.

Phrase

I fear

  1. (idiomatic) Used in embarrassment.
    • I fear that I was rude to her.
  2. (idiomatic) Used when worried or concerned.
    • I fear that her business will fail.
  3. (idiomatic, slang) Used for dramatic effect or emphasis.
    • She ate, I fear.
    • I fear the movie sucked.
  4. (idiomatic) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, fear.
    • I fear spiders.

Questions about I fear

What does I fear mean?
I fear means used in embarrassment.
What part of speech is I fear?
I fear is a phrase.

Words near I fear in the dictionary

  1. I don't understand
  2. I don't want it
  3. I don't want to buy anything
  4. I don't want to talk about it
  5. I doubt it
  6. I fear
  7. I feel you
  8. I formation
  9. I formations
  10. I fuck you not
  11. I got mine

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