"fears" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɪɹz/ [General-American], /fɪəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-fears.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} fears
  1. plural of fear Tags: form-of, plural Form of: fear
    Sense id: en-fears-en-noun-ua7BUK2W

Verb

IPA: /fɪɹz/ [General-American], /fɪəz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-fears.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)z Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fears
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of fear Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: fear
    Sense id: en-fears-en-verb-MCdxDOKc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

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