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worry

S2 W1

BrE /ˈwʌr.i/ AmE /ˈwɜːr.i/

verb / noun en → es

past worried pp worried ing worrying

1 BE ANXIOUS [intransitive] A2

to feel anxious or concerned about something that might happen in the future

preocuparse, preocupar, angustiarse

  • worry about somebody/something

Collocations worry about money · worry about the future

  • I don't want to worry you, but I think we should leave early.

    No quiero preocuparte, pero creo que deberíamos salir temprano.

2 CAUSE ANXIETY [transitive] B1

to make someone feel anxious or concerned about something that might happen in the future

preocupar, preocuparse por

  • worry somebody about something

Collocations worry someone about their health · worry someone about the future

  • She worries her children about their safety.

    Ella se preocupa por la seguridad de sus hijos.

1 THING TO WORRY ABOUT [countable] B1

a thing that causes anxiety or concern

preocupación, preocupación

  • have a worry about something

Collocations financial worries · health worries

  • He has no financial worries.

    No tiene preocupaciones financieras.

2 THING TO WORRY ABOUT [plural] B1

a thing that causes anxiety or concern, used as a plural noun

preocupaciones, problemas

  • have worries about something

Collocations money worries · health worries

  • They have a lot of money worries.

    Tienen muchas preocupaciones financieras.

Phrasal verbs

worry about BE ANXIOUS B1

preocuparse por, preocupar

  • Don't worry about it.

    No te preocupes por eso.

worry away at CONTINUE TO WORRY C1

perseverar en preocuparse, seguir preocupándose

  • She worries away at the problem.

    Ella sigue preocupándose por el problema.

worry off GET RID OF WORRIES C1

librarse de las preocupaciones, dejar de preocuparse

  • He managed to worry the problem off his mind.

    Logró librarse del problema de su mente.

worry over CONSIDER WORRIES C1

pensar en las preocupaciones, preocuparse por

  • She worries over her children's future.

    Ella se preocupa por el futuro de sus hijos.

worry up CREATE WORRIES C1

crear preocupaciones, inquietar

  • The news worried him up.

    Las noticias lo inquietaron.

Idioms

worry the night away C1

pasar la noche preocupándose, no dormir por las preocupaciones

  • She worried the night away over her sick child.

    Pasó la noche preocupándose por su hijo enfermo.

worry to death C1

preocuparse hasta morir, inquietarse hasta el cansancio

  • She worries herself to death over her children.

    Se preocupa hasta el cansancio por sus hijos.

worry one's head off C1

preocuparse la cabeza, preocuparse mucho

  • He worries his head off about the company.

    Se preocupa muchísimo por la empresa.