dread
Great fear in view of impending evilGreat fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
» Why do you think animals dread fire?
Warum denkst du, dass Tiere Angst vor Feuer haben?
Чому, на твою думку, тварини бояться вогню?
Чому, на вашу думку, тварини бояться вогню?
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.
Grausen, Schaudern, Angst
страхstrax, боя́зньbojáznʹ
(countable, uncountable)Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
Ehrfurcht
(countable, uncountable)Somebody or something dreaded.
Gefürchtete, Befürchtete
(countable, uncountable)A Rastafarian.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A person highly revered.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Fury; dreadfulness.
- fearful expectation or anticipation
Examples
94 sentencesWhy do you think animals dread fire?
Чому, на твою думку, тварини бояться вогню?
deWarum denkst du, dass Tiere Angst vor Feuer haben?
Tom dreads going to work tomorrow.
That was a question Tom dreaded answering.
She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.
Tom dreaded having to spend another weekend with Mary.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English drede, dred, from the verb (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian drēd,From Middle English drede, dred, from the verb (see above). Cognate with Old Frisian drēd, drēde (“fear, dread”).
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Forms
plural: dreadsSynonyms
2 synonyms- fearful expectation or anticipation:apprehensionapprehensiveness
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable