worry - Longman Dictionary

worry meaning, definition, what is worry: to be anxious or unhappy about someone o...: Learn more. worry Wordfamily (noun) worryworrier (adjective) worried≠unworriedworryingworrisome (verb) worry (adverb) worryinglyworriedlyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishRelatedtopics:Petsworrywor‧ry1/ˈwʌri$ˈwɜːri/●●●S1W2verb(worried,worrying,worries)    1beanxious[intransitive]WORRIEDtobeanxiousorunhappyaboutsomeoneorsomething,sothatyouthinkaboutthemalotworryabout  Iworryaboutmydaughter.  You’vereallygotnoneedtoworryaboutyourweight.worry(that)  Sheworriedthatshewasn’tdoingenoughtohelp.worryover  Dadworriesovertheslightestthing.  Don’ttellMumaboutthis–she’sgotenoughtoworryabout(=shealreadyhasalotofproblemsorisverybusy).GRAMMAR:Prepositionswithworry•Youworryaboutsomeoneorsomething:Don’tworryaboutme.Theyworryaboutthecost.•Ifyouworryoversomething,youspendalotoftimeworryingaboutit:Sheworriesoverhowtohelphim.✗Don’tsay:worryforsomething2→don’tworry3makesomebodyanxious[transitive]WORRIEDtomakesomeonefeelanxiousaboutsomething  TherecentchangesintheEarth’sclimatearebeginningtoworryscientists.  Ididn’ttellMumandDad–Ididn’twanttoworrythem.whatworriesmeis.../the(only)thingthatworriesmeis...  Theonlythingthatworriesmeisthefood.Idon’twanttogetfoodpoisoning.itworriessomebodythat/how/when  Doesn’titworryyouthatSarahspendssomuchtimeawayfromhome?worryyourself(=feelanxious,especiallywhenthereisnoneedto)  You’reworryingyourselfunnecessarily. 4→nottoworry5→nothingtoworryabout6annoy[transitive]ANNOYtoannoysomeoneSYNbother  Theheatdidn’tseemtoworryhim.7animal[transitive]TADHPifadogworriessheep,ittriestobiteorkillthem→worryatsomething→SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusworry•Therewasnothingtoworryabout:iftherehadbeen,thefuzzwouldhavecomeinwithawarrant.•Iwasreallyworriedaboutitatthetime.•No,thePolkCountychairmanforForbesisworriedaboutsomethingentirelynonpolitical:theweather.•Legislativeopponentsworriedaboutthepossibilityofmoreinitiativecampaigns,however,andtheSeptemberplanwasdropped.•Inreality,Arumhaslittletoworryabout.•Onthecontraryitwouldmerelyincreasetheiranxietylevel,eveniftherewasnothingtoworryabout.•Idon'tknowwhatyou'reworryingabout.•Theowasaskednottoworry,andnottotellanyoneunlessforced.•Hebegantoworryhemightlosehisjob.•Mom,stopworrying.I'llbefine.•WhatworriesmeisthedifferenceinagebetweenRosieandherboyfriend.•Onethingthatworriedmewasthatinformationhadbeenleakedtothepress.•Theriseinhousingcostsworriesmostyoungfamilies.•Usethistoyouradvantagebyscanningthepapersforanymajorpolicesearch,thentargettheworriedrelatives.•ThechangesintheEarth'sclimatebegantoworrysomescientists.•MrDavenportnowworriesthatre-engineeringispassingfromafadtoacliché.•IwasworriedthatShannonwastoosmall,butthedoctorsaysshe'sfine.•Don'tworry,there'splentyoftime.•MyhusbandworrieswhenI'mlatehomefromwork.•Doesn'titworryyouthatStephenspendssomuchtimeawayfromhome?•"Whydidn'tyoutellme?""Ididn'twanttoworryyou." worryabout•StateTrooperMcNamarareassuresherthatshehasnothingtoworryaboutbecausetherearepolicetherealready.•Don'tworryaboutfilingthoseinvoicesrightnow.•Hestoppedworryingabouthimanyway.•HewaspredestinedfortheLondonoffice,Ilaterlearned,andnotterriblyworriedabouthiscareer.•Thereareplentyofrealdangerstoworryaboutinstead.•Theycancomeinforamealorashowandnothavetoworryaboutlasttrains,ordrivingback.•Shewas20andworriedaboutmissingayearofskating.•Doctorsstillhaveafewworriesabouttheeffectivenessofthetreatment.•Franworriestoomuchaboutthewayshelooks.•Thoughthegirlslovedthegame,afterawhilehestartedworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplemightthink.•MorethananythingelseIthinkIwasworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplewouldsayifIfailed.worryyourself•Andthatwasajoke,becauseIwashalf-deadwithworrymyself.•Idon'tthinkweneedtoworryourselvesaboutpeoplebeingoffended.•Ioughttobeinbed,hethought,notworryingmyselfaboutsuchthings.•Maybeitwasonlythathehadworriedhimselfout.•AllthetimeMaureenwasawayshewasworryingherselfsickaboutBiggles.•DenverhadworriedherselfsicktryingtothinkofawaytogetBelovedtoshareherroom.•Youshouldn'tworryyourselfsomuch-everythingwillbefine.•Nuttylayawakeinthesmallhours,worryingherselfstupid.•Assoonastheyseetheirnamesontheleaderboardtheyworrythemselvestodeathuntiltheirname'sgoneofftheboard. worryworry2●●●S2noun(pluralworries)    1[countable]WORRIEDaproblemthatyouareanxiousaboutorarenotsurehowtodealwithsomebody’smain/biggest/realetcworry  Mymainworryisfindingsomewheretolive.  Ihadalotoffinancialworries.beaworryto/forsomebody  Moneywasalwaysabigworryforus.RegisterInwrittenEnglish,peopleoftenprefertouseconcernratherthanworry,becauseitsoundsmoreformal:Oneofvoters’keyconcernsiscrime.2[countable,uncountable]WORRIEDthefeelingofbeinganxiousaboutsomethingbefrantic/sick/desperateetcwithworry(=feelextremelyanxious)  Hismotherwasdesperatewithworry.  He’sbeenaconstantsourceofworry.worryabout  Wehadnoworriesaboutsafety.3→noworriesCOLLOCATIONSadjectivessomebody’smain/biggestworryMybiggestworryisthatImightmakeafoolofmyself.amajor/big/greatworryTrafficcongestionisnotyetamajorworryinthearea.arealworryIt'sarealworrythatheissofaraway.somebody'sonlyworryMyonlyworrywasthatshewouldn'tlikeit.aconstantworryForshopkeepershere,break-insareaconstantworry.anaggingworry(=onethatyoukeepworryingabout)ShehadalittlenaggingworryinthebackofhermindabouthowMickeywouldreact.financial/moneyworriesBach’slastyearswerecloudedbyfinancialworries.aworryisunfounded(=thereisnoreasontoworry)FortunatelytheirworrieswereunfoundedandtheastronautsreturnedsafelytoEarth.phrasesasource/causeofworryHerchildrenwereaconstantsourceofworry.besick/franticwithworryThegirl'smotherwassickwithworryoverhermissingdaughter. THESAURUSsomethingthatmakesyouworriedworryaproblemthatyouareanxiousaboutorarenotsurehowtodealwithYoushoulddiscussyourworrieswithyourparents.Worriesaboutthecompany’sperformancesentitssharepricesfalling.concernasituationthatmakesyoufeelworried,especiallyaproblemthataffectsalotofpeople,butthatmaynotaffectyoupersonallyOneconcernistheeffectsofthesechemicalsontheenvironment.Ourmainconcernisthattheboysarewelllookedafterwhiletheirparentsareaway.troublesproblemsinyourlifethatyouareworriedaboutIdon'twanttoboreyouwithmytroubles.Shehasenoughtroublesofherownatthemoment.Ihopeallourtroubleswillbeoversoon.careswrittenproblemsorresponsibilitiesinyourlifethatmakeyouworryShewasnotreadyforthecaresandresponsibilitiesofrunningafamily.Aholidaywouldgivethemchancetoforgetaboutalltheircares.hang-upinformalafeelingofworryorembarrassmentaboutsomethingpersonal,suchasyourappearanceorrelationshipswithotherpeopleShehasahang-upabouthernose.Weallhaveourhang-ups.thefeelingofbeingworriedworrythefeelingofnotbeinghappyorrelaxedandthinkingalotaboutaproblemorsomethingthatiswrongShewassickwithworryoverherdaughter.thelookofworryonhisfaceanxietythefeelingofbeingworriedbecauseyouthinkthatsomethingbadhashappenedorwillhappen,andyoufeelthatyouhavenocontroloverthesituationThethoughtofhavingtogiveaspeechfilledmewithanxiety.Theincreaseinheatingcostsiscausingalotofanxietyamongelderlypeople.concernaworriedfeeling–usethisespeciallywhenmanypeopleareworriedaboutaproblemthataffectseveryoneTheshortageofwaterisbeginningtocausewidespreadconcern.stressthefeelingofbeingworriedallthetime,forexampleaboutworkorpersonalproblems,whichcanmakeyouillorverytiredHerfinancialproblemswerecausingheralotofstress.anguishafeelingofextremementalsufferingcausedbyworryHowcouldherparentssurvivetheanguishofnotknowingwhathadhappenedtoher?Whenshespoke,hervoicewasfullofanguish.angstastrongfeelingofworryandanxietybecauseyouareworriedaboutyourlife,yourfuture,orwhatyoushoulddoinaparticularsituationTheletterwasfullofteenageangst-wouldsheeverbeabletofindanotherboyfriend?Therewasmuchangstaboutthedecision. ExamplesfromtheCorpusworry•Worriesaboutthetirecompany'sperformancesentitssharestumbling.•Roosevelt'schiefworryatthetimewasthatanattackonBritainwouldputtheUSatastrategicdisadvantage.•Thisconstantworryaboutyourdebtsisn'tdoingyouanygoodatall.•Ashedriedhishandscarefully,fingerbyfinger,theoldfamiliarworryreturned,heavyasamorbidgrowth.•financialworries•ThegreatworryofmostHormelbackersthistimearoundisthatHelmswillblockhearingsonhisnomination.•Hisworryishowtohandlesuccess.•Forshefollowedthroughwithanactwhichsuggeststhatshemayhavehadsomelaterworries.•YoumayrecallthatearlierintheyearIburdenedyouwithmyworries.•AtthebackofhermindwasanaggingworryabouttheTarlands'relationshipwithMarco.•Thelaunchwasdelayedbecauseofworriesoverprotestors.•Themeningitisoutbreakisamajorcauseofworryatthemoment.•Theexperiment,whichhadcausedsomeworry,particularlyontheLabourbenches,wasentirelysuccessful.•Therageanddisappointmenthaddisappeared,buttheworryinJim'sfacewasstartingtoshow.•Amodesteconomicupswingmayrelievetheworriesofthecorporations.•It'simportantthatchildrencandiscusstheirworrieswiththeirparents.•Thepoormotherwassickwithworryoverhermissingdaughter.financialworries•Inoneboundhewouldbefreeofallfinancialworries.•Onthementallevelwemayexperiencestressesfrombusinessproblemsandfinancialworries,thepressureofexaminationsandsoon.•Bach'slastyearswerecloudedbyfinancialworriescausedbydecliningreceiptsandheavyexpenditureontheHanoverSquareconcerts.•ThejuryheardWarwickhadfinancialworrieswhichcausedmaritalpressures.•Manydaughterswhoarecaringfull-timeforaparentorparentsathomehavefinancialworriestoo.•Studentstodaycannotsoeasilyneglectfinancialworriesastheirpredecessorstwentyyearsbefore.•Speculationabouthisdeathcentredmostpersistentlyonfinancialworries.•Thesearedifficultdaysforstudents...financialworriesandjobuncertainty,aswellascopingwithlifealone.befrantic/sick/desperateetcwithworry•Shewassickwithworryabouteverything.Originworry1OldEnglishwyrgan“tostrangle” Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Moreresults worryatsomething don’tworry nothingtoworryabout nottoworry worrybeads beworriedsick/besickwithworry nigglingdoubt/worry/suspicionetc Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Women Mail Trains&railways Industry Seealltopics Wordoftheday blame tosayorthinkthatsomeoneorsomethingisresponsibleforsomethingbad VerbtableworryPresentI,you,we,theyworryhe,she,itworries >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyworriedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveworriedhe,she,ithasworriedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadworriedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillworryFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveworried >ViewLess PresentIamworryinghe,she,itisworrying >ViewMore you,we,theyareworryingPastI,he,she,itwasworryingyou,we,theywereworryingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenworryinghe,she,ithasbeenworryingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenworryingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeworryingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenworrying >ViewLess