Kilo Lingo

worried

/ˈwʌr.id/

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Translation

Feeling unhappy because you think something bad may happen.

Word origin

From Old English wyrgan, meaning to trouble or strangle.

Origin
Old English
Root
wyrgan

Examples

sick .

"Worried" means she felt unhappy that something bad may happen.

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Here "worried" describes an uneasy, unhappy feeling.

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Here "worried" shows he was thinking about a problem.

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This word is part of lesson 19.