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worry(1)(dictionary)
worry(2)(dictionary)
worry 2, noun(dictionary)
worry beads(dictionary)
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pep 1, verb(dictionary)
fob 1, verb(dictionary)
fog 2, verb(dictionary)

worry 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?be anxious?
2 don't worry
3 ?make somebody anxious?
4 not to worry
5 nothing to worry about
6 ?annoy?
7 ?animal?
Phrasal verbs
worry at something/somebody
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[Language: Old English; Origin: wyrgan 'to strangle']
?BE ANXIOUS?
[I] to be anxious or unhappy about someone or something, so that you think about them a lot
worry about
::I worry about my daughter.
::You've really got no need to worry about your weight.
worry (that)
::She worried that she wasn't doing enough to help.
worry over
::Dad worries over the slightest thing.
::Don't tell Mum about this - she's got enough to worry about (=she already has a lot of problems or is very busy) .
don't worry
spoken a) used when you are trying to make someone feel less anxious
::Don't worry, darling, Daddy's here.
don't worry if
::Don't worry if you can't finish all the questions.
b) used to tell someone that they do not need to do something
don't worry about
::Don't worry about sorting them out - I'll do it later.
c) used to tell someone that you will definitely do something
::Don't you worry, I'll make sure he does his fair share.
?MAKE SOMEBODY ANXIOUS?
[T] to make someone feel anxious about something
::The recent changes in the Earth's climate are beginning to worry scientists.
::I didn't tell Mum and Dad - I didn't want to worry them.
what worries me is .../the (only) thing that worries me is ...
::The only thing that worries me is the food. I don't want to get food poisoning.
::Doesn't it worry you that Sarah spends so much time away from home?
worry yourself
(=feel anxious, especially when there is no need to)
::You're worrying yourself unnecessarily.
not to worry
BrE spoken used to say that something is not important
::Not to worry, we can always go another time.
nothing to worry about
spoken used to tell someone that something is not as serious or difficult as they think
::It's just a check-up - nothing to worry about.
?ANNOY?
[T] to annoy someone
-synonym bother bother
::The heat didn't seem to worry him.
?ANIMAL?
[T] if a dog worries sheep, it tries to bite or kill them
worry at / [worry at sth/sb] phr v
if an animal worries at a bone or piece of meat, it bites and shakes it
if you worry at a problem, you think about it a lot in order to find a solution