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# worried

«worried» in Mova's school dictionary: **unhappy and nervous because you think something bad might…** — 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

adjective (worried, more worried, most worried); verb form (past of worry: worry, worries, worried, worrying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Worried means unhappy and nervous because you think something bad might happen or something is wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#m1)

2) Worried is also the past form of «worry». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings and everyday life, children may feel worried about tests, a new school, a sick pet or family changes; talking to a trusted adult helps, and breathing slowly can calm you. In safety, if you are worried about something that happened online or with a person, tell an adult — you will not be in trouble. In stories, a worried character often frowns, bites their nails or cannot sleep.

### examples

- I'm worried about my maths test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x1)
- Mum was worried when I came home late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x2)
- Don't look so worried; it will be fine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x3)
- He worried that he had lost his ticket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x4)
- If you are worried, talk to someone you trust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x5)
- The farmer was worried about the dry weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x6)
- She gave me a worried look. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x7)
- And I am sure Aunt Em will be dreadfully worried over my being away so long.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worried/#x8)

### note

Say «worried about» something or «worried that» something will happen. Verb forms: worries, worried (y → ie), worrying. «Worried» (how you feel) vs «worrying» (what causes it): «The news was worrying; I was worried.» Similar: anxious, nervous, concerned.

### In the corpora

- [Grown-ups often feel worried and short-tempered while they wait.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/5/)
- [Grown-ups get tired and worried too, even when they look as if they are coping with everything.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/0/)
- [A worried mind keeps going back to the same thing, so worried adults can be distracted until the news comes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/17/)
- [If you are really worried about a child being unsafe, tell a trusted adult instead of turning it into gossip.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/21/)
- [It was reported that fake AI pictures of an explosion near a famous building spread online and briefly worried people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/22-news-jobs-art-safety/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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