befürchten
German
Etymology
From Middle High German befürhten, bevürhten, from Old High German biforhten, bifurihtōn, biforhtōn, biforahtōn, from Proto-Germanic *bifurhtijaną, *bifurhtōną, equivalent to be- + fürchten. Cognate with Middle Low German bevrüchten, English befright.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive) to fear (something), be afraid of
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “befürchten” in Duden online
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