a) Women feared to go out at night.
b) I fear flying in airplanes.
Are V + V-ing and V + V-to do with the verb fear interchangable?
Many thanks.
Verb + verb (fear)
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Re: Verb + verb (fear)
No.
'Fear DOING' refers to a fear of something that one actually does, while 'fear TO DO' means effectively 'avoid doing on account of fear'.
'Fear DOING' refers to a fear of something that one actually does, while 'fear TO DO' means effectively 'avoid doing on account of fear'.