vrees

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɪəs/

Etymology 1

From Dutch vrees

Noun

vrees (plural vrese)

1. fear, apprehension

Etymology 2

From Dutch vrezen

Verb

vrees (present vrees, present participle vreesende, past participle gevrees)

1. to fear, to dread, to apprehend

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vrese, from Old Dutch frēsa, from Proto-Germanic *fraisō (“danger”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

vrees f (uncountable)

1. fear, apprehension, angst

Derived terms

• hoogtevrees
• pleinvrees
• smetvrees
• vreselijk
• watervrees

Verb

vrees

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of vrezen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of vrezen

Anagrams

• verse