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1 dread
1. transitive verbsich sehr fürchten vor (+ Dat.)2. noun, no pl.I dread to think [what may have happened] — ich mag gar nicht daran denken[, was passiert sein könnte]
(terror) Angst, die* * *[dred] 1. noun(great fear: She lives in dread of her child being drowned in the canal; His voice was husky with dread.) die Furcht2. verb(to fear greatly: We were dreading his arrival.) sich fürchten- academic.ru/22316/dreadful">dreadful- dreadfulness
- dreadfully* * *[dred]I. vt1. (fear greatly)▪ to \dread doing sth große Angst haben, etw zu tunI \dread to think what would happen if... ich wage gar nicht daran zu denken, was geschehen würde, wenn...2. (look forward to with fear)he's \dreading his driving test er hat Angst vor der Fahrprüfung▪ to \dread doing sth Angst davor haben, etw zu tunto fill sb with \dread jdn mit Angst und Schrecken erfüllenthe \dread spectre of civil war das Schreckgespenst eines Bürgerkrieges* * *[dred]1. vtsich fürchten vor (+dat), große Angst haben vor (+dat)I'm dreading Christmas this year — dieses Jahr graut es mir schon vor Weihnachten
and now the dreaded moment, here are the exam results — der mit Schrecken erwartete Augenblick ist da, hier sind die Examensergebnisse
I dread to think what may happen — ich wage nicht daran zu denken, was passieren könnte
I dread or I'm dreading seeing her again — ich denke mit Schrecken an ein Wiedersehen mit ihr
he dreads going to the dentist — er hat schreckliche Angst davor, zum Zahnarzt zu gehen
2. nthe thought filled me with dread — bei dem Gedanken wurde mir angst und bange
to live in dread of being found out — in ständiger Angst davor leben, entdeckt zu werden
3. adj (liter)gefürchtet* * *dread [dred]A v/t1. etwas, jemanden sehr fürchten, sich fürchten (to do, doing zu tun), (große) Angst haben vor (dat), sich fürchten vor (dat):I dread to think what … ich mag gar nicht daran denken, was …2. obs Ehrfurcht haben vor (dat)B sof vor dat;of doing zu tun):suffer from (a) dread of heights Höhenangst haben2. obs Ehrfurcht f3. jemand oder etwas, vor dem man (große) Angst hat:illness is the great dread of his life am meisten fürchtet er sich vor Krankheiten* * *1. transitive verbsich sehr fürchten vor (+ Dat.)the dreaded day/moment — der gefürchtete Tag/Augenblick
2. noun, no pl.I dread to think [what may have happened] — ich mag gar nicht daran denken[, was passiert sein könnte]
(terror) Angst, diebe or live in dread of something/somebody — in [ständiger] Furcht vor etwas/jemandem leben
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2 dread
[dred] vt1) ( fear greatly)to \dread doing sth große Angst haben, etw zu tun;to \dread that... sich akk sehr davor fürchten, dass..., große Angst davor haben, dass...;I \dread to think what would happen if... ich wage gar nicht daran zu denken, was geschehen würde, wenn...he's \dreading his driving test er hat Angst vor der Fahrprüfung;to \dread doing sth Angst davor haben, etw zu tun;I'm \dreading having to ring her ich traue mich gar nicht, sie anzurufen nno pl Furcht f, [große] Angst;to fill sb with \dread jdn mit Angst und Schrecken erfüllen adjthe \dread spectre of civil war das Schreckgespenst eines Bürgerkrieges
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Dreading — Dread Dread (dr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dreaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dreading}.] [AS. dr[=ae]dan, in comp.; akin to OS. dr[=a]dan, OHG. tr[=a]tan, both only in comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dreading — un·dreading; … English syllables
dreading — dred n. fear, terror, horror v. fear, be afraid; be anxious about; hold in awe, respect greatly … English contemporary dictionary
dread — dread1 [dred] v [: Old English; Origin: drAdan] [T] to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen ▪ I ve got an interview tomorrow and I m dreading it. dread doing sth ▪ I m dreading going back to work. dread sb … Dictionary of contemporary English
dread — [[t]dre̱d[/t]] dreads, dreading, dreaded 1) VERB If you dread something which may happen, you feel very anxious and unhappy about it because you think it will be unpleasant or upsetting. [V n/ ing] I m dreading Christmas this year... [V n/ ing] I … English dictionary
dread — 1 verb 1 (T) to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or you think will happen in the future: I ve got an interview tomorrow and I m dreading it. | dread doing sth: I m dreading going back to work. | dread sb doing sth:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dread — 01. He always [dreaded] the end of the year when they had their final exams. 02. The old woman was filled with [dread] when she found the body of her husband lying on the kitchen floor. 03. She was [dreading] meeting her old boyfriend at the… … Grammatical examples in English
anxious — [adj1] worried, tense afraid, aghast, antsy*, apprehensive, basket case*, bugged*, butterflies, careful, choked*, clutched*, concerned, disquieted, distressed, disturbed, dreading, fearful, fidgety, fretful, hacked*, hyper*, in a state*, in a… … New thesaurus
undreading — “+ adjective Etymology: un (I) + dreading, present participle of dread : not dreading … Useful english dictionary
Dread — (dr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dreaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dreading}.] [AS. dr[=ae]dan, in comp.; akin to OS. dr[=a]dan, OHG. tr[=a]tan, both only in comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dreaded — Dread Dread (dr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dreaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dreading}.] [AS. dr[=ae]dan, in comp.; akin to OS. dr[=a]dan, OHG. tr[=a]tan, both only in comp.] To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English