afeard

a·feard

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-feerd]
- /əˈfɪərd/
- /əfˈiəd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-feerd]
- /əˈfɪərd/

Definitions of afeard word

adjective afeard frightened; afraid 3
abbreviation AFEARD afraid. 1
adjective afeard (archaic) afraid. 0

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Origin of afeard

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English afered, Old English āfǣred frightened (past participle of āfǣran). See a-3, fear, -ed2

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Parts of speech for Afeard

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Afeard

afeard popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

afeard usage trend in Literature

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