fret — to worry or be anxious about something continuously
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to worry or be anxious about something continuously
Pronunciation (IPA): /fret/
Korean meaning: 초조해하다, 안달하다
Korean pronunciation: **프**렛
Example Sentences
- My mom frets so much about my dating life that she's practically running a background check service.
- Stop fretting about the presentation - you've rehearsed it a hundred times!
- He frets about everything from global warming to whether his socks match.
fret
VERB//fret//
to worry or be anxious about something continuously
to worry or be anxious about something continuously
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Origin
고대 영어 'fretan'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 '먹어치우다, 삼키다'라는 의미였습니다. 시간이 지나면서 물리적인 마모의 의미와 정신적인 불안의 의미로 확장되었습니다.
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“My mom frets so much about my dating life that she's practically running a background check service.”
“Stop fretting about the presentation - you've rehearsed it a hundred times!”
“He frets about everything from global warming to whether his socks match.”
“The constant waves fretted the coastline over thousands of years.”
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