Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for fear that

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables: for fear that
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

conj

In order to attempt to prevent the risk that (a particular incident or event might occur).

Example Sentences

"He never comes for fear that it'll happen again, and I didn't tell you about it before for fear that he would find out."

Phrases

for fear of

Frequently Paired Words

for fear of

Questions

What does for fear that mean?: In order to attempt to prevent the risk that (a particular incident or event might occur).

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