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temer
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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese temer, from Latin timēre.
Pronunciation
Verb
temer (first-person singular present temo, first-person singular preterite temín, past participle temido)
temer (first-person singular present temo, first-person singular preterite temim or temi, past participle temido, reintegrationist norm)
- to fear; to worry; to dread
- 1294, J. L. Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 269:
- eu Roy Garcia, clerigo de San Christouoo de Lestedo, temendo o dya da morte e o dya do juyço e deseyando o çelestyal reyno, faço despeemento e testamento de mya alma e de meu corpo e de meu auer
- I, Roi Garcia, priest of [the parish church of] San Critovo de Lestedo, fearing the day of my dead and the Judgment Day, and desiring the Heavenly Kingdom, I make dispatchment and testament of my soul and of my body and of my assets
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
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References
- Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “temer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “temer”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “temendo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “temer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “temer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “temer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “temer”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “temer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese temer, from Latin timēre (“to fear”).
Pronunciation
Verb
temer (first-person singular present temo, first-person singular preterite temi, past participle temido)
- (intransitive, transitive) to fear (to feel fear about something)
- (intransitive, chiefly religion) to fear (to feel awe towards) [with a ‘someone, e.g. a deity’]
- Todo bom cristão teme a Deus.
- Every good Christian fears God.
- (subordinating) to be afraid (used to express sympathy)
- Temo que não posso ajudar. ― I’m afraid I can’t help.
- (intransitive) to fear (for), to worry (about) (to be concerned about) [with por ‘someone/something’]
Conjugation
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Further reading
- “temer”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “temer”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin timeō, timēre.
Verb
temer
- (Sursilvan) to fear, be afraid (of), be frightened (of)
Conjugation
Slovak
Pronunciation
Adverb
temer
Further reading
- “temer”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
temer (first-person singular present temo, first-person singular preterite temí, past participle temido)
- (ambitransitive) to fear
- 2006, Llamada a cuestionar, Editorial San Pablo, →ISBN, page 87:
- Temo que he hecho mal todas las cosas en la vida, he tomado mal las decisiones. Temo quedar atrapada por lo que esperan otras personas de mí.
- I'm afraid that I've done everything in life wrong, that I've made bad decisions. I'm afraid of being trapped by what other people expect of me.
- to dread
- (reflexive) to be afraid, sorry; to suspect
- Synonym: sospechar
- Me temo que perderemos el juego.
- I'm afraid we'll lose the game.
- Me temo que sí.
- I'm afraid so.
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “temer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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Venetan
Etymology
Verb
temer
- (transitive) to fear
Conjugation
* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of temer (second conjugation)
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