Meaning of timeo | Babel Free
[ˈtɪ.me.oː]Definitions
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to fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of conjugation-2, no-supine, transitive
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to be afraid, to fear, to be apprehensive conjugation-2, intransitive, no-supine
Examples
“Stultum est timēre, quod vītāre nōn potest.”
Fearing what cannot be avoided is foolish.
“A phrase generally attributed to Thomas Aquinas. Hominem unius libri timeo. I fear the man of one book.”
“Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.”
Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans and the gifts they are bearing.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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