Question 1 · Quick check
dread
CEFRC1
/dɹɛd/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Great fear about something that may happen.
- 02
verb
To fear or worry about something greatly.
Examples
He is in constant dread of his father.
Why do you think animals dread fire?
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsTo anticipate with fear.
To be in dread, or great fear.
verb
Extra meaningTo fear greatly.
More examples
In contextCats have a dread of water.
I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.
My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English dreden, from Old English drǣdan (“to fear, dread”), aphetic form of ondrǣdan (“to fear, dread”), from Proto-West Germanic *andarādan, equivalent to Old English and- + rǣdan (whence read); corresponding to an aphesis of earlier adread. Akin to Old Saxon antdrādan, andrādan (“to fear, dread”), Old High German intrātan (“to fear”), Middle High German entrāten (“to fear, dread, frighten”).