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worried

WUR-eed/ˈwʌɹid/

2 meanings of worried

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  1. 1
    anxiousadjective
    Feeling afraid or unhappy because you think about something bad that has happened or may happen.

    Like a knot in your stomach that won't go away.

    She was worried about her test the next day.

    He gave me a worried look when I came home late.

    UsageSay worried about something. You are worried; bad news is worrying.

    Similaranxious, concerned, nervous, uneasy, troubled

    Oppositecalm, relaxed, unconcerned, carefree

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  2. 2
    past tenseverb
    Simple past and past participle of worry. Use it for worrying that already happened, or after has, had or be.

    She worried about money all winter.

    They worried that the storm would ruin the crops.

    UsageYou can say you worried about something, or that something worried you.

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worried is a form of worry

worry, verb: To feel upset or afraid that something bad might happen. Full entry

Forms
worryworries he/she/itworrying -ing formworried past tense, past participle
Spelling
worry → worried: change y to i, add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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