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# fret

«fret» in Mova's school dictionary: **to worry and be upset about something, often again and again** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (fret, frets, fretted, fretting); noun (a fret, frets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To fret means to worry and be upset about something, often again and again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#m1)

2) A fret is one of the thin metal ridges across the neck of a guitar or similar instrument; you press strings behind them to make different notes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#m2)

3) (UK, dialect) A sea fret is a cold mist or fog that comes in from the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#m3)

4) (old) To fret means to rub or wear something away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows a worried character («don't fret»); in music lessons it is part of a guitar; on the coast of England a sea fret makes the day grey. Phrases: «don't fret», «fret about», «fret over», «sea fret».

### examples

- Don't fret, we'll find your lost shoe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x1)
- Mum fretted about the long drive in the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x2)
- He fretted over his spelling test all evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x3)
- Press the string just behind the third fret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x4)
- A guitar has about twenty frets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x5)
- A sea fret rolled in and hid the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x6)
- Stop fretting and go to sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x7)
- The puppy fretted when we left it alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x8)
- "It is no use fretting, wife," said the man. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/#x9)

### note

Fret doubles the t: fretted, fretting. «Don't fret» is a kind, informal thing to say. Fret and worry mean nearly the same, but fretting sounds restless and nervous.

### In the corpora

- [And her rival vexed her sore, to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.6/)
- [Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.574/)
- [Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.581/)
- [The foolishness of man perverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.531/)
- [Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.705/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fret» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.