fear (v.) Copy link Outline 1. mĕtuo, i, 32. tĭmeo, ui, 2 (for the distinction between metuo and timeo see subs.)3. vĕreor, ĭtus, 24. extĭmesco, pertĭmesco, tĭmui, 3 (only in act. and gerundive5. rĕvĕreor, ĭtus, 2 (v. TO REVERENCE)6. subvĕreor (to be half afraid) • fear (v.): 1. mĕtuo, i, 3: they f. the gods, metuunt deos, Ter.: they ought to f. punishment from you, supplicia a vobis m. debent, Cic.: with ne or ut and subjunctive (L. G. § 460): I f.'d that you had gone away, metuebam ne abiisses, Pl.: I f. that I shall not be able to recover the ornaments which I have lent, ornamenta quae locavi metuo ut possim recipere, Pl. (N.B.--Metuo te is I fear you; metuo tibi, I am alarmed on your behalf.) 2. tĭmeo, ui, 2 (for the distinction between metuo and timeo see subs.): I f. the Greeks, even with gifts in their hands, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes, Virg.: to f. the wrath of a divinity, iram numinis t., Ov.: to reverence and f. the immortal gods, vereri et t. deos immortales, Liv.: the ship is safe; f. not, salva est navis; ne time! Pl.: I f. that you will not bear up, timeo ut sustineas, Cic.: I f.'d for you, tibi timui, Ter.: to f. for the city, urbi t., Hor. 3. vĕreor, ĭtus, 2: (a). of the fear of reverence: to f. the censure of the learned and wise, reprehensionem doctorum et prudentium v., Cic.: his slaves stood in awe of him; his children f.'d him, metuebant eum servi; verebantur liberi, Cic.: to f. the immortal gods, deos immortales v., Liv.: v. to reverence, respect. (b). of simple fear or apprehension = metuo or timeo: they said they did not f. the enemy, but the defiles of the road, and the extent of the woods, dicebant non se hostes v., sed angustias itineris et magnitudinem silvarum, Caes.: to f. poverty, pauperiem v., Hor.: to f. punishment, supplicia v., Hor.: I f. Gallic wars, vereor Gallica bella, Cic.: to f. to kill any one, aliquem interficere v., Caes.: I f. to say, vereor dicere, Ter.: he f.'d the less for the ships, eo minus veritus est navibus, Caes.: I shall never cease f.ing about Carthage till I learn that she is rased to the ground, non desinam v. de Carthagine donec penitus excisam cognovero, Cic.: he f.'d that he might hurt the feelings of Divitiacus by the punishment of his brother, ne fratris supplicio Divitiaci animum offenderet verebatur, Caes.: I f., Crassus, that I cannot grant you those two propositions, illa duo, Crasse, vereor ut tibi possim concedere, Cic.: I always f.'d what would be the upshot of my master's levity, heri semper lenitas verebar quorsum evaderet, Ter. 4. extĭmesco, pertĭmesco, tĭmui, 3 (only in act. and gerundive: to f. greatly): famine was greatly to be f.'d, fames erat pertimescenda, Caes.: he greatly f.'d that he had committed some offence, ne quid peccasset pertimescebat, Cic there is no reason why you should greatly f. my arrival, nihil est quod adventum nostrum extimescas, Cic.: casualties greatly to be f.'d, casus extimescendi, Caes.: v. to dread. 5. rĕvĕreor, ĭtus, 2 (v. to reverence): to f. suspicion, suspicionem r., Cic.: to f. rivalry, simultatem r., Pl.: hesitating, casting timid glances around, f.ing many obstacles, dubitans, circumspectans, multa adversa reverens, Cic. 6. subvĕreor (to be half afraid): I sometimes f. a little that you may choose to defer your departure, subvereor interdum ne te delectet tarda decessio, Cic.