afraid
Impressed with fear or apprehensionImpressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
» There's nothing to be afraid of.
Es gibt nichts, wovor man Angst haben müsste.
Бояться нечего.
Немає чого боятися.
Meaning
3 senses(predicative)Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
He is afraid of death.
He is afraid to ask her out.
ängstlich
испу́ганныйispúgannyj
наляканийnaljakanyj, ляка́тисяljakátysja
filled with fear or apprehension
(predicative)Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation.
I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.
bedauern, leider
боя́ться, что ...bojátʹsja, što ...
(predicative)Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).
feeling worry or concern or insecurity
Examples
5798 sentencesThere's nothing to be afraid of.
Немає чого боятися. — deniko
ruБояться нечего. — marafon
deEs gibt nichts, wovor man Angst haben müsste. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Don't be afraid of making mistakes.
Не бійтеся помилятися. — aandrusiak
ruНе бойтесь ошибаться. — Eugenia
deHab keine Angst, dass du Fehler machst. — Chris
I'm afraid it's going to rain.
Я боюсь, що піде дощ. — aandrusiak
ruЯ боюсь, как бы не пошёл дождь. — marafon
deIch fürchte, es wird regnen. — Manfredo
The girl is afraid of dogs.
Дівчинка боїться собак. — deniko
ruДевочка боится собак. — timsa
deDas Mädchen hat Angst vor Hunden. — Wolf
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Боюся, я не можу вам допомогти. — uaspeaker
ruБоюсь, я не могу вам помочь. — Hellerick
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from AngFrom Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (“to affray”), from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”), from Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”), from es- (“out”) + freer (“to secure, secure the peace”), from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). By surface analysis, affray + -ed. Compare also afeard. More at free, friend.
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Forms
more afraid, most afraid| Comparative | more afraid Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most afraid Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
23 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Prepositions that differ from Ukrainian and Russian — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- is afraid of
- was afraid to
- afraid to do
- was afraid that
- afraid of snakes
- not afraid of
- to be afraid
- afraid to go
- afraid of heights
- afraid of ghosts
- afraid of dogs
- afraid of spiders