fear
noun
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.
has feared
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present perfectof fear (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Big Short” investor Michael Burry wrote that he has feared any successor to Buffett would be “too old,” and have no patience for “the fat pitch,” in reference to Abel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
However, Cheng said in a speech after her arrival on Tuesday evening that "the two sides of the Taiwan Strait are not doomed to war, as the international community has feared".
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
In particular, core inflation, which the Fed has feared to be sticky, also showed a sharper-than-expected slowdown.
From Reuters ● Jul. 13, 2023
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she has feared for her life since becoming an elected official.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Slowly some small concessions of both have been made when England has feared to refuse them.
From An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 by Mary Frances Cusack
