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worry
verb
-
worry
,
worries
,
worrying
,
worried
to
feel
anxious
or
uneasy
because
you
think
something
bad
might
happen
•
Parents
often
worry
when
their
children
get
home
late
.
Parents
often
worry
when
their
children
get
home
late
.
•
Try
not
to
worry
about
the
interview
—
you
’
ve
prepared
well
.
Try
not
to
worry
about
the
interview
—
you
’
ve
prepared
well
.
Old
English
‘
wyrgan
’,
meaning
‘
strangle
’
or
‘
seize
by
the
throat
’,
later
shifting
to
the
sense
of
‘
harass
’
and
finally
‘
cause
anxiety
’.
verb
-
worry
,
worries
,
worrying
,
worried
to
make
someone
feel
anxious
or
uneasy
•
The
news
report
about
the
earthquake
worried
everyone
in
the
village
.
The
news
report
about
the
earthquake
worried
everyone
in
the
village
.
•
Loud
noises
worry
the
baby
,
so
we
closed
the
window
.
Loud
noises
worry
the
baby
,
so
we
closed
the
window
.
verb
-
worry
,
worries
,
worrying
,
worried
(
of
a
dog
or
other
animal
)
to
chase
,
attack
,
or
harass
by
biting
or
snapping
repeatedly
•
Stray
dogs
sometimes
worry
sheep
grazing
near
the
woods
.
Stray
dogs
sometimes
worry
sheep
grazing
near
the
woods
.
•
The
farmer
fenced
the
pasture
to
stop
foxes
from
worrying
his
chickens
.
The
farmer
fenced
the
pasture
to
stop
foxes
from
worrying
his
chickens
.
worried
verb
-
worry
,
worrying
,
worries
,
worried
past
tense
and
past
participle
of
worry
:
to
feel
anxious
or
to
cause
someone
to
feel
anxious
•
I
worried
about
the
exam
all
night
.
I
worried
about
the
exam
all
night
.
•
She
worried
that
her
dog
might
be
lost
.
She
worried
that
her
dog
might
be
lost
.
From
Old
English
‘
wyrgan
’
meaning
to
strangle
or
choke
;
sense
shifted
to
mental
distress
in
the
1600s
.
