befürchten

Meaning

to fear (something), be afraid of

Concepts

fear

be afraid

frighten

scare

be afraid of

startle

affright

alarm

chill

be anxious

intimidate

suspect

worry about

ponder

be distressed

grieve

lament

dread

Hyphenated as

be‧fürch‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

[bəˈfʏʁçtn̩]

Etymology

From Middle High German befürhten, bevürhten, from Old High German biforhten, bifurihtōn, biforhtōn, biforahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic *bifurhtijan, *bifurhtōn, equivalent to be- + fürchten. Cognate with Middle Low German bevrüchten, English befright.

Sentences

Außerdem befürchten wir , dass die Annahme dieses Antrags zu einem Vermittlungsverfahren führen würde .

Furthermore we are concerned that its adoption would lead to a conciliation process.