Usages of timere
Si tempestas in mari est, nautae magnum periculum timent.
(If there is a storm at sea, the sailors fear great danger.)
Puer in horto timet.
The boy is afraid in the garden.
Bellum in provincia timetur, sed pax mox speratur.
(War is feared in the province, but peace is soon hoped for.)
Miles vigilat in oppido, nam timet bellum.
(The soldier keeps watch in the town, for he fears war.)
Imperator pacem multum amat, sed miles bellum non timet.
(The emperor loves peace a lot, but the soldier does not fear war.)
Puer gaudium amat et ridet, puella autem iram timet.
The boy loves joy and laughs, but the girl fears anger.
Quamquam nox obscura est, mater sola non timet.
Although the night is dark, mother alone is not afraid.
Magister discipulos vocat: "Nolite timere, pueri, et venite huc."
The teacher calls the students: "Do not be afraid, children, and come here."
Multi homines pacem amant, sed populus interdum bellum non timet.
Many people love peace, but the people sometimes do not fear war.
Puer paene veritatem dicit, sed timet.
The boy almost tells the truth, but he is afraid.
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