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# worry

verb (worry, worries, worried, worrying); noun (worry — uncountable; a worry, worries)

«worry» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To keep thinking about problems or bad things that might happen, and feel uneasy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m1)
2. To make someone feel this way: «It worries me». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m2)
3. A noun: the feeling of worrying, or a thing you worry about. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m3)
4. Of a dog: to bite and shake something, or to chase sheep (less common). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m4)

### In the lessons

In feelings lessons: everyone worries sometimes; share worries with a trusted adult; a worry box or worry jar; breathing, writing it down and talking help; worrying a lot can make your tummy ache or keep you awake. In everyday talk: «Don't worry» comforts someone. Phrases: worry about, worried about, don't worry, no worries (Australia, informal: «that's fine»), worry box, a big worry, worry yourself sick.

### Examples

- Don't worry, we'll find your bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x1)
- I'm worried about my test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x2)
- Tell an adult if something is worrying you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x3)
- She worries about her grandma who is ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x4)
- My biggest worry is getting lost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x5)
- «Thanks!» «No worries!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x6)
- Writing worries down can help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x7)
- Farmers don't like dogs that worry sheep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x8)
- "Do not worry about us," replied the Reeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x9)

### Note

Verb: worries, worried (y → i), worrying. «Worry about» something, «worried about» something. «No worries» is an Australian and New Zealand way to say «It's fine» or «You're welcome». Adjective: worried (feeling), worrying (causing worry).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «worry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«worry» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/worry.html) on Mova free.