Definisi : vt 1. fear greatly, amat takut akan: a child who has suffered from burns ~s fire, kanak-kanak yg pernah melecur akibat terkena api amat takut akan api; 2. feel great anxiety about, berasa amat berat (+ approp v): I ~ having to wash all those dishes, saya berasa amat berat utk membasuh pinggan-pinggan itu; we ~ Mondays, kami berasa amat berat utk menghadapi hari Isnin; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : n ketakutan, amat takut akan: we live in ~ of another world war, kita hidup dlm ketakutan kalau-kalau berlaku lagi perang dunia; his ~ of dogs is obssessive, ketakutannya thdp anjing menjadi satu obsesi; fill so. with ~, menyebabkan sso berasa amat takut; have a ~ of, a. (st) amat takut akan: she has a ~ of spiders, dia amat takut akan labah-labah; b. (doing st) berasa amat takut utk: since the accident, he has a ~ of driving at night, sejak kemalangan itu, dia berasa amat takut utk memandu pd waktu malam; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)

Definisi : adj (liter. or old-fashioned) amat ditakuti; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)