English
Etymology
OE. wyrgan|wyrġan. Cognate with German würgen �strangle�.
Pronunciation
RP: IPA|/�w�ri/
US: IPA|/�w��ri/
audio|en-us-worry.ogg|Audio (US)
Verb
en-verb|worr|i|ed
- context|transitive|obsolete|except in Scots To strangle.
- transitive To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
#: Your dog's been worrying sheep again.
- transitive To harass; to irritate or distress.
#: The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors.
- transitive Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
#: Your tone of voice worries me.
- intransitive To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
#: Stop worrying about your test, it'll be fine.
Translations
trans-top|strangle
see strangle'''
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trans-top|seize or shake by the throat
Bosnian: daviti, gušiti
French: t+|fr|harceler
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Serbian:
Spanish: t-|es|pillar
Swedish: sätta tänderna i
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trans-top|harass, irritate
Finnish: t-|fi|ärsyttää
French: harceler
Japanese: t-|ja|���|trjirasu|scJpan
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Swedish: hetsa, ansätta, trakassera
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trans-top|disturb the peace of mind of
Bosnian: brinuti
Catalan: preocupar, amoinar
Czech: znepokojovat
Finnish: t-|fi|huolestuttaa, t-|fi|tehdä t-|fi|huolestunut|alt=huolestuneeksi
French: t+|fr|inquiéter
German: besorgen
Hebrew: ����� (lid'og)
Japanese: ���� (shinpai suru)
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Jèrriais: ouothinner
Kurdish: KUchar|ترسا�د�
Serbian:
Spanish: t-|es|inquietar, t+|es|preocupar
Swedish: oroa
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trans-top|be troubled
Bosnian: brinuti
Catalan: preocupar-se, amoinar-se
Czech: d�lat starosti|d�lat si starosti
Ewe: tsi dzi
Finnish: t-|fi|huolehtia , t-|fi|huolia
French: s'inquiéter
German: besorgt sein
Hebrew: ����� (lid'og)
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Japanese: ���� (shinpai suru)
Serbian:
Spanish: inquietarse, preocuparse, estar preocupado
Swedish: oroa sig
Telugu: �ి�తి��� (chimtimchu)
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Noun
en-noun|worr|ies
- A strong feeling of anxiety.
#: I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night.
- An instance or cause of such a feeling.
#: My main worry is that I'll miss the train.
Derived terms
worried
worrisome
Translations
trans-top|worry
Catalan: preocupació, angoixa
Czech: t-|cs|starost|f
Ewe: dzitsitsi
Finnish: huoli (1,2), harmi (1,2)
French: t+|fr|souci|m, t+|fr|angoisse|f
German: t+|de|Sorge|f
Greek: t+|el|ανηÏ�Ï�Ï�ία|f|scGrek, t+|el|Îγνοια|f|scGrek, t+|el|Îννοια|f|sc=Grek
Hebrew: ���� (de'aga) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|aggodalom
Italian: t+|it|preoccupazione|f
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Japanese: �� (shinpai)
Kurdish: t-|ku|ترس|sc=KUchar
Polish: zmartwienie n
Portuguese: t+|pt|preocupação|f
Romanian: t+|ro|grij�|f
Russian: t+|ru|бе�покой��во|n|trbespokójstvo|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|preocupación|f, t-|es|zozobra|f
Swedish: oro c, bekymmer n, ängslan c
Telugu: �ి�త (chinta), ది��ల� (digulu)
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Category:English ergative verbs
Scots
Verb
worry
- context|transitive|lang=sco To strangle.
Category:Scots verbs
es:worry
fa:worry
fr:worry
ko:worry
io:worry
id:worry
it:worry
hu:worry
ja:worry
pl:worry
ru:worry
simple:worry
fi:worry
ta:worry
te:worry
vi:worry
zh:worry
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