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temer

"temer" means "to fear" in Spanish. It is number 910 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to fear; to dread; to be afraid, sorry

IPA

/teˈmeɾ/

Forms in this course

temo, temía, teme

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Temo hacerlo.
  I'm afraid to do it.
  Tatoeba: arh / Shishir
• No temo nada.
  I fear nothing.
  Tatoeba: Shishir / CM
• Me temo que sí.
  I'm afraid so.
  Tatoeba: darinmex / CK

Learned together

In the course, "temer" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• traer to bring
• placer to like
• intentar to try, to attempt
• mantener to keep
• andar to walk, to go
• abrir to open, open up
• preguntar to ask
• cortar to cut
• bailar to dance

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