Polyglot Dictionary

recear

/xeˈsjaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
receo
preterite (eu)
receei
past participle
receado

Meaning

  1. to fear

    • Receio que chova.

      I fear it will rain.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

temer

recear is slightly more formal or tentative, to be apprehensive; temer is more general or intense — both mean "to fear."

Similar in other languages

French

craindre

craindre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to fear."

Practice

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