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I do fear vs I do have fear

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I do fear' is a more direct and concise way to express fear, while 'I do have fear' is a bit more formal and less common in everyday conversation.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 1152 views

I do fear

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express fear in a direct and concise manner.

This phrase is used to express fear or anxiety about something. It is a simple and direct way to convey the feeling of fear.

Examples:

  • I do fear the dark.
  • I do fear failure.
  • I do fear the unknown.
  • I do fear for my safety.
  • I do fear what the future holds.
  • I do fear this body hath a tail more perilous than the head.
  • Now it is done, Lord, I do fear for Mildrith.
  • If this is a budgetary issue, I do fear for the priority of sustainable development.
  • I do fear, though, that we have not really moved any closer to each other, although I value the rapporteur's work.
  • My lord, I do not know, but truly, I do fear it.
  • Mr President, I am not quite certain of this, but I do fear that you have not had paragraph 75 voted on.
  • Mr President, 'the best is the enemy of the good', as they say in France, and I do fear Mrs Read's report is a striking illustration of that saying.
  • But I do fear that all we are really doing is consolidating Gaddafi's power, which, in due course, inevitably will pass to one of his sons in a dynastic succession akin to that of North Korea.
  • Yet I do fear thy nature,
  • But truly I do fear it.
  • I do fear for their lives, though.
  • Now, Commissioner, liquidity measures - as others have said - are not fully resolved, and I do fear more perverse incentives around the growing concentration on sovereign debt and short-term instruments.
  • While I am not opposed to enlargement, I do fear that further enlargement without deepening the European Union will lead to something we do not want, namely a free-trade zone.
  • What I do fear is Lord Narcisse.
  • Yet I do fear him,
  • I do fear Allah.
  • I do fear death.
  • Whose daggers have stabb'd Caesar; I do fear it.
  • There is none but he whose being I do fear; and, under him, my Genius is rebuked;

Alternatives:

  • I fear
  • I am afraid
  • I am scared
  • I am fearful
  • I have a fear of

I do have fear

This phrase is correct but less common in everyday conversation. It is a more formal way to express fear.

This phrase is also used to express fear or anxiety, but it is a bit more formal and less commonly used in everyday conversation.

Examples:

  • I do have fear of heights.
  • I do have fear of failure.
  • I do have fear of the unknown.
  • I do have fear for my family's safety.
  • I do have fear of the dark.
  • "led by your sheep, but I do have fear of an army of sheep led by your lion."
  • I do not have fear of nobody.
  • I do not have fear of it.
  • I don't have any fears.
  • I don't have a fear of commitment.
  • I don't have a fear of fat people.
  • I do not think I have fears that a reading of 2 hours to complete.
  • No, I don't have a fear of owning stuff.
  • No, I don't have a fear of owning stuff.
  • If we constantly keep that in mind, then I do not actually have any fear that this necessary and unavoidable discussion might do any damage.
  • I don't have an obsessive fear of AIDS.
  • I do not have them! Fear of confrontation?
  • All have fear of what is going to arrive.
  • There was no time to have fear.
  • I have fear of dying in my sleep.
  • I get a laugh, I have fear.
  • I also accept that people have fears and criticisms regarding this Constitution.
  • I did not have fear in my eyes.
  • I defend Myself because I have fear of you.
  • I Have fear that can go badly.

Alternatives:

  • I am afraid
  • I am scared
  • I am fearful
  • I have a fear of
  • I fear

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