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verb | noun dreaddread1 /drɛd/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYdread1Origin: Old English drædan VERB TABLEdread |
| Present | I, you, we, they | dread | | he, she, it | dreads | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | dreaded | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have dreaded | | he, she, it | has dreaded | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had dreaded | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will dread | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have dreaded |
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| Present | I | am dreading | | he, she, it | is dreading | | you, we, they | are dreading | | Past | I, he, she, it | was dreading | | you, we, they | were dreading | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been dreading | | he, she, it | has been dreading | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been dreading | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be dreading | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been dreading |
► dread the thought/prospect of (doing) something He dreaded the prospect of being all alone in that house. ► I dread to think I dread to think (=I do not want to think about it because I think it will be bad) what might happen if he finds out. [transitive] to feel anxious about or afraid of something, especially something in the future: I was coming to dread my parents’ visits.dread doing something I’m dreading going back to work.dread the thought/prospect of (doing) something He dreaded the prospect of being all alone in that house. I dread to think (=I do not want to think about it because I think it will be bad) what might happen if he finds out. verb | noun dreaddread2 noun ► filled ... with dread The prospect of flying filled me with dread. THESAURUS the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen► fear the feeling you get when you are afraid or worried that something bad is going to happen: The boy’s eyes were full of fear. Fear is no excuse for violence. ► terror a very strong feeling of fear that you get when you think something very bad is going to happen to you soon: I froze in terror as I realized my husband was still in the burning house. ► horror a very strong feeling of shock and fear when you see something very bad happen: People watched in horror as he jumped from the roof of the building. ► panic a sudden strong feeling of fear and worry that makes you do things without thinking carefully: The fire caused a panic in the theater and everyone ran for the exit. ► fright a sudden strong feeling of fear: The loud bang made her scream with fright. ► dread a strong feeling of worry, fear, and unhappiness because of something bad that will or might happen: The thought of seeing her ex-husband again filled her with dread. ► apprehension (also trepidation) formal a feeling of worry and fear because of something bad that will or might happen: I opened the door with trepidation. ► alarm a strong feeling of fear and worry because something bad is happening or might happen: She heard a loud noise outside and rushed to the window in alarm to see what was happening. ► phobia a strong fear someone has even though he or she knows it is not sensible to be so afraid: He has a phobia about riding in elevators, so he always takes the stairs. 1[uncountable] strong fear of something, especially something in the future: I felt a sense of dread as I walked into the interview. The prospect of flying filled me with dread.► see thesaurus at fear12dreads [plural] informal dreadlocks |