B2adjective · rare

dread

dread · dreader · dreadest

жахливий, страшний, грізний

ужасный, страшный, жуткий

fürchterlich, grauenvoll, grausig, schauderhaft

Terrible; greatly feared; dreadedTerrible; greatly feared; dreaded.

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/dɹɛd/

» Why do you think animals dread fire?

Warum denkst du, dass Tiere Angst vor Feuer haben? — Zaghawa

Чому, на твою думку, тварини бояться вогню? — deniko

Чому, на вашу думку, тварини бояться вогню? — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded.
1980, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics and music), "Glamour Profession" in Gaucho, track 3: "Jack with his radar / Stalking the dread moray eel"
grausig, schauderhaft, grauenerregend
(archaic)Awe-inspiring; held in fearful awe.

More definitions

causing fear or dread or terror

Examples

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Why do you think animals dread fire?
Чому, на твою думку, тварини бояться вогню? — deniko
deWarum denkst du, dass Tiere Angst vor Feuer haben? — Zaghawa
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Tom dreads going to work tomorrow.
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That was a question Tom dreaded answering.
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She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.
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Tom dreaded having to spend another weekend with Mary.
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Translations

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By meaning 1

terrible:

Origin

From Middle English drede, dredde, dradde, ydreddyd (“feared, dreaded, honoured”), past pa

From Middle English drede, dredde, dradde, ydreddyd (“feared, dreaded, honoured”), past participle of Middle English dreden (“to fear, dread”). See above.

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