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to worry

to worry

1.0
To feel nervous or afraid about possible problems
  • verb
  • /ˈwɜːri/
translation icon : preocuparse (por)
  • She worries that her friends won't support her during difficult times.
  • worry too much
  • need not worry
  • worry about getting

And so that's the I worry that there's a drug to it.

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Examples

  • One less thing to worry about.

  • I wouldn't worry about it.

  • - You have nothing to worry about.

  • And so my job is not to worry about those people.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Third, there are several reasons to worry about ethnic tensions within the government and the security forces.

    Academic text (2011)
  • There's nothing to worry about.

  • There is no need to worry if you have never used PowerPoint.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Many Norwegian salmon growers are beginning to worry about the future of the industry.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Life's easier now I don't have to worry about money as much.

    Academic text (2011)
  • You shouldn't worry about the exam; you've studied hard and are well prepared.

Synonyms

to worry about
vsto worry
2.0

Feel afraid about what might happen to someone or something

is similar but focuses on general anxiety about problems or dangers
to fear
vsto worry
1.0

To be afraid that something bad may happen

is more about concern and caution than intense alarm
to dread
vsto worry
149 4.8

To feel very afraid about something that may happen

is milder, expressing anxiety or concern rather than intense panic
to fret the gizzard
vsto worry
  • Informal
9.9

To worry too much about things you cannot control

is milder, meaning general anxious concern rather than excessive obsession

Antonyms

163 3.4

To make someone feel less worried and more confident

Idioms

what, me worry
  • Archaic
9.9

To say you do not care about something in a playful way

Phrasal Verbs

2.0

Feel afraid about what might happen to someone or something

How Worried

to panic
272 2.3
to agonize
  • US
14 6.7
to worry
1.0
to bother
1.0

Surface Forms

worry infinitive
worried past
worried past participle
worrying present participle
worries third person singular

Etymology

Worry The verb worry comes from the old word wyrgan meaning 'to choke' or 'to trouble'. So to worry is to feel that tight, troubling thought about possible problems.