How do you use the word "afraid" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "afraid": Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others. I'm afraid to fall.

Afraid Meaning

/əˈfɹeɪd/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjImpressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

adjRegretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.

Sentence Examples

Every person who is alone is alone because they are afraid of others.

I'm afraid to fall.

I was afraid he was going to hit me.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

scared concerned frightened

Antonyms:

unafraid unconcerned

CEFR Practice Quiz

The child was ____ of the dark and refused to enter the room.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Many children are ____ of the dark and like to have a nightlight.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), from Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”), from es- (“out”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). By surface analysis, affray + -ed. Compare also afeard. More at free, friend.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"I went through the worst Ku Klux proposition in the country at the time it was at its height. And I had to go down to the Ku Klux meeting and tell them what I thought of them, and I wasn't afraid of them at all. And I'm not afraid of this situation because I think it'll work out in a way that when these people sit down and get a chance to think and study the situation, they're going to be ashamed of some of the things they've done." — 1964, Harry S. Truman, 2:28 from the start, in MP2002-77 Former President Truman Discusses Bigotry in the United States, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162:

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