Meaning

6 senses
  1. (intransitive)To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

    besorgt sein

    беспоко́итьсяbespokóitʹsja, волнова́тьсяvolnovátʹsja, пережива́тьpereživátʹ

    турбува́тисяturbuvátysja, триво́житисяtryvóžytysja, непоко́їтисяnepokójitysja

  2. (transitive)Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress; to exercise.

    Your tone of voice worries me.

    besorgen

    disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

  3. (transitive)To harass; to irritate or distress.

    The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.

  4. (transitive)To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.

    Your dog’s been worrying sheep again.

  5. (transitive)To touch repeatedly; to fiddle with.

    touch or rub constantly

  6. (Scotland, obsolete, transitive)To strangle.

Examples

4729 sentences
  1. Do your best and don't worry.

    Роби все, що в твоїх силах, і не хвилюйся. — deniko

    deGib dein Bestes und sorge dich nicht! — Tamy

  2. I wouldn't have worried about that.

    Я би про це не турбувався. — deniko

    ruЯ бы не стал волноваться об этом. — odexed

  3. I'm just worried about my weight.

    Я просто занепокоєний моєю вагою. — brambury

    deIch mach mir nur Sorgen um mein Gewicht. — virgil

  4. His mother is worried about him.

    Його мати хвилюється за нього. — seveleu_dubrovnik

    ruЕго мать волнуется о нём. — al_ex_an_der

  5. I'm very worried about my weight.

    Я дуже стурбований своєю вагою. — deniko

    ruМеня очень беспокоит мой вес. — averoes

    deIch mache mir große Sorgen um mein Gewicht. — Yorwba

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to be troubled:
Русский
By meaning 1
to be troubled:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to be troubled:
to disturb the peace of mind of:

Origin

From Middle English worien (“to choke, strangle”), from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-Wes

From Middle English worien (“to choke, strangle”), from Old English wyrġan, from Proto-West Germanic *wurgijan, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”).

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Forms

worries, worrying, worried, worried
Base formworry · to worry
3rd person singularworries
Present participleworrying
Past simpleworried
Past participleworried

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyworry
he, she, itworries

Past simpleLesson

all personsworried

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave worried
he, she, ithas worried

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill worry

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

10 synonyms
be troubled mentally:stressB2fussB1fret
trouble someone mentally:concernB2preoccupyB2gnawC1vex
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • to worry about
  • worry about that
  • is worried about
  • worried about what
  • need to worry
  • have to worry
  • not worried about
  • a little worried
  • very worried about
  • worried about the
  • nothing to worry
  • little worried about

See also

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