worried

CEFRA1

/ˈwʌɹid/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling nervous or troubled about a possible problem.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of worry

Examples

  • She still sucks her thumb when she's worried.

  • You don't know how worried I am.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈwaɹid/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.

More examples

In context

  • We are worried about you.

  • She was worried about her son who had been sent off to fight in the war.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He became increasingly blank as the exam date approached and he hadn't studied.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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