Latin

Verb

timeō ‎(present infinitive timēre, perfect active timuī); second conjugation, no passive

1. I fear, am afraid
   • c. 50 BCE, Publilius Syrus, Sententiae

     Stultum est timere, quod vitare non potest.

     It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.

   • A phrase generally attributed to Thomas Aquinas.

     Hominem unius libri timeo.

     I fear a man of a single book.

   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.48

     Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.

     Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans even if they are bearing gifts.

Usage notes

• The verb timeō is a Latin verb of fearing.

Inflection

Synonyms

• (fear): vereor

Derived terms

Related terms

• timidē
• timiditās
• timidulē
• timōrātus

Descendants

References

• timeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• timeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “timeo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

1. ↑ American Psychological Association - Psychological Monographs