afeared

a·feard

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-feerd]
- /əˈfɪərd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-feerd]
- /əˈfɪərd/

Definitions of afeared word

abbreviation AFEARED afraid. 1
noun afeared Regional and/or colloquial form of afraid. 1
verb afeared simple past tense and past participle of afear. 0
adjective afeared (dialectal) Afraid. 0

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Origin of afeared

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English afered, Old English āfǣred frightened (past participle of āfǣran). See a-3, fear, -ed2

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Parts of speech for Afeared

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Afeared

afeared popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

afeared usage trend in Literature

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