afraid - English word #633

Translation

Feeling that something bad or dangerous may happen; scared.

Word origin

From Old French afraier, meaning to frighten or disturb.

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"Afraid" shows the child felt scared.

, friendly.

Here "afraid" means to feel that something bad may happen.

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"Afraid" describes the scared feeling that stopped her.

dark

With little or no light.

night

The dark part of each day, when the sun is down and people sleep.

cry

To let water fall from your eyes when you are sad or hurt.

feel

To have an emotion or a sense in your body, or to touch something to learn about it.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

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