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temer

/teˈmeɾ/ · te‧mer

verb

  1. to fear, to be afraid of

    • Temo a las alturas.
      I'm afraid of heights.
  2. to be afraid that (temerse) me temo que

    • Me temo que no puedo ir.
      I'm afraid I can't go.
PresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yotemotemítemíatemeré
tútemestemistetemíastemerás
él, ella, ustedtemetemiótemíatemerá
nosotrostememostemimostemíamostemeremos
ellos, ellas, ustedestementemierontemíantemerán

gerund temiendo · past participle temido

Spain also uses vosotros for "you all"; in the Americas it is ustedes.

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