Worry Definition
wûrē, wŭrē
worried, worries, worrying
verb
worried, worries, worrying
To bite, pull, or tear (at an object) with or as with the teeth.
Webster's New World
To pluck at, push on, touch, etc. repeatedly in a nervous or determined way.
Worrying the loose tooth with his tongue.
Webster's New World
To cause to feel troubled or uneasy; make anxious; distress.
Webster's New World
To manage to get (along or through) in the face of trials and difficulties.
Webster's New World
To feel distressed in the mind; be anxious, troubled, or uneasy.
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noun
worries
The act of worrying.
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A troubled state of mind; anxiety; distress; care; uneasiness.
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Something that causes anxiety.
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idiom
not to worry
- There is nothing to worry about; there is no need to be concerned:
American Heritage
not to worry!
- you do not need to worry!
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Worry
Origin of Worry
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From Middle English werien, worien, wirwen "˜to choke, strangle', from Old English wyrÄ¡an, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijanÄ… (compare Dutch worgen, wurgen, German würgen), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- "˜bind, squeeze' (compare Latin urgere "˜to press, push', Lithuanian ver̃žti "˜to string; squeeze', Russian (poetic) отверзать (otverzát') "˜to open', literally "˜untie'). Related to wring.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English werien, worien to strangle from Old English wyrgan wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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