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# worry

«worry» in Mova's school dictionary: **To keep thinking about problems or bad things that 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

verb (worry, worries, worried, worrying); noun (worry — uncountable; a worry, worries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To keep thinking about problems or bad things that might happen, and feel uneasy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m1)

2) To make someone feel this way: «It worries me». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m2)

3) A noun: the feeling of worrying, or a thing you worry about. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m3)

4) Of a dog: to bite and shake something, or to chase sheep (less common). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In feelings lessons: everyone worries sometimes; share worries with a trusted adult; a worry box or worry jar; breathing, writing it down and talking help; worrying a lot can make your tummy ache or keep you awake. In everyday talk: «Don't worry» comforts someone. Phrases: worry about, worried about, don't worry, no worries (Australia, informal: «that's fine»), worry box, a big worry, worry yourself sick.

### examples

- Don't worry, we'll find your bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x1)
- I'm worried about my test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x2)
- Tell an adult if something is worrying you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x3)
- She worries about her grandma who is ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x4)
- My biggest worry is getting lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x5)
- «Thanks!» «No worries!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x6)
- Writing worries down can help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x7)
- Farmers don't like dogs that worry sheep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x8)
- "Do not worry about us," replied the Reeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/worry/#x9)

### note

Verb: worries, worried (y → i), worrying. «Worry about» something, «worried about» something. «No worries» is an Australian and New Zealand way to say «It's fine» or «You're welcome». Adjective: worried (feeling), worrying (causing worry).

### In the corpora

- [These things are worrying, but they are almost never anyone's fault at home, and most families get through them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/3/)
- [Gambling is against the law under 18, and a child should never keep a grown-up's gambling or money worries secret.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/18/)
- [Grown-ups worry about it too, and sometimes they switch it off to protect you and themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/1/)
- [Parents may switch off the news to protect children from scary pictures, and they worry about it themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/32-bad-news-protests-and-helping-others/10/)
- [Tiredness and worry are usually not about you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/34-when-grown-ups-are-tired-or-worried/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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