/ˈwʌri/
Translation
To feel unhappy and afraid because you think something bad may happen.
Word origin
From Old English wyrgan, which first meant to seize by the throat, later softened to mean to trouble the mind.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- wyrgan
Grammar
Examples
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"Worry" means to feel afraid that something bad may happen.
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"Worries" is the form used with he, she, or it, with y changed to ies.
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"Worried" is the past form of "worry", with y changed to ied.
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