Topic: PETS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | wyrgan 'to strangle' |
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wor‧ry1 S1 W2
past tense and past participle worried, present participle worrying, third person singular worries
past tense and past participle worried, present participle worrying, third person singular worries1 to be anxious or unhappy about someone or something, so that you think about them a lot Don't tell Mum about this - she's got enough to worry about (=she already has a lot of problems or is very busy).
be anxious
[intransitive]Don't tell Mum about this - she's got enough to worry about (=she already has a lot of problems or is very busy).2
don't worry
spokena) used when you are trying to make someone feel less anxious : Don't worry, darling, Daddy's here.
Don't worry, darling, Daddy's here.b) used to tell someone that they do not need to do something
c) used to tell someone that you will definitely do something : Don't you worry, I'll make sure he does his fair share.
Don't you worry, I'll make sure he does his fair share.3 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.
make somebody anxious
[transitive]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.
The only thing that worries me is the food. I don't want to get food poisoning. worry yourself (=feel anxious, especially when there is no need to) You're worrying yourself unnecessarily.
You're worrying yourself unnecessarily.4 used to say that something is not important : Not to worry, we can always go another time.
not to worry
British English spokenNot to worry, we can always go another time.5 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.
nothing to worry about
spokenIt's just a check-up - nothing to worry about.6 to annoy someone [= bother]: The heat didn't seem to worry him.
annoy
[transitive]The heat didn't seem to worry him.7 if a dog worries sheep, it tries to bite or kill them
animal
[transitive]TADHPworry at something/somebody
phrasal verb1HBA if an animal worries at a bone or piece of meat, it bites and shakes it
2 if you worry at a problem, you think about it a lot in order to find a solution
