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The meaning of the English word "worried" and how you use it

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worried
(adjective) anxious about a potential problem
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Yeonji Nam

Yeonji Nam

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Yeonji is a native Korean speaker and has worked for over 10 years as a Korean teacher, translator, and creator of Korean language learning material. She is enthusiastic about learning languages and different cultures. She holds JLPT 1 and hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean) certifications.
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He was worried during the storm .
Are you worried about the test ?
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By the time the video feed says you're complete , you 've gone too far , and you 've got a worried passenger .
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A lot of people are worried about their ankles and knees when they run .
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What people are worried about is that they 're going to get up and make a fool of themselves .
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worried
(verb) (past) (I / we / you / they / he / she / it) to feel anxious
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Jeeyoung

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Jeeyoung completed her Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction with an ESL emphasis at Texas A&M University. Her dissertation work was honored with a grant from the Barbara Bush Family Literacy Foundation. Her research interests include second language learning, family literacy, and dyslexia from a sociocultural perspective. Her co-authored articles and book chapters have been published. Additionally, she has been working as a translator and localizer, living in the US.
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My parents worried about me moving out .
I worried I wouldn't pass the exam .
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about all these rich tech and hedge fund people worried about the end of the world ,
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When he got older , he became extremely insecure and worried constantly that he won't be loved , or that he will lose the love that he has .
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be...worried
(verb) (gerund) (future continuous) to feel anxious
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You should be worried .
How can she be worried about that ?
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're...worried
(verb) (contraction) (present continuous) (we / you / they) to feel anxious are worried
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Yeonji Nam

Yeonji Nam

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Yeonji is a native Korean speaker and has worked for over 10 years as a Korean teacher, translator, and creator of Korean language learning material. She is enthusiastic about learning languages and different cultures. She holds JLPT 1 and hanja (Chinese characters used in Korean) certifications.
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You 're worried about the test ?
We 're worried about the missing dog .
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nervous
(adjective) worried about something
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Sami

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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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The icy roads made me nervous while driving .
I was very nervous when speaking in front of the class .
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Jack says he wasn't nervous .
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got their name because they turn into a ball when they get nervous .
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He had a nervous breakdown and he was defeated in eight elections .
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