Examples of using "يخاف" in a sentence and their english translations:
Tom is scared of ghosts.
He isn't afraid of death.
Tom doesn't fear death.
She goes to the woods in the middle of the night and now, she pretends to be scared of the dark.
and it might get to the point where people are frightened to speak openly,
I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.