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temer.

to fear (to feel fear about something)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/teˈme(ʁ)/Brazil[teˈme(h)]Brazil/teˈme(ɾ)/São-Paulo/teˈme(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to fear (to feel fear about something)

    intransitive · transitive
    Não tema!
    Eu temo o dia em que ninguém more mais aqui.
  2. to fear (to feel awe towards)

    intransitive
    Todo bom cristão teme a Deus.
  3. to be afraid (used to express sympathy)

    subordinating
    Temo que não posso ajudar.
  4. to fear (for), to worry (about) (to be concerned about)

    intransitive
    Os médicos temem pela saúde do meu coração.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese temer, from Latin timēre (“to fear”).

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