afraid
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(predicative)Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
He is afraid of death.
He is afraid to ask her out.
He is afraid of the future.
I’m not afraid of telling / to tell you the truth: I'm reluctant to go in you car because I’m too afraid of crashing.
Đồng nghĩa: afeared, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous
- 2.
(predicative)Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation. [with that (+ clause) or clause; or with so or not]
I am afraid I cannot help you in this matter.
Đồng nghĩa: sorry
- 3.
(predicative)Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something). [with for]
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ine-pro From Middle English affrayed, affraied, past participle of afraien (to affray), from afrayer (to terrify, disquiet, disturb), from Old French effreer, esfreer (to disturb, remove the peace from), from es- + freer, from *friþu (security, peace), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (peace), from Proto-Germanic *frijōną (to free; to love), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (to like, love)..