كيف تنطق "for fear of"

expression

for-FEER-uhv

foh-FEER-ov

التعريف

Used to explain that someone avoids something because they are afraid something bad might happen. It shows the reason for an action based on fear.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈfɪɹ/ /ˈəv

الإنجليزية البريطانية

fˈɔː/ /fˈiə/ /ˈɒv

أمريكي

for-FEER-uhv

بريطاني

foh-FEER-ov

She stayed home for fear of getting sick.

He whispered for fear of waking the baby.

We left early for fear of missing the train.

She didn’t speak up in class for fear of making a mistake.