#️⃣ #Afraid /əˈfreɪd/ #adjective
💢afraid of (doing) something
🔹Kids who are afraid of the dark.
🔹He was afraid of being caught by the police.
💢afraid to do something
🔹Zoe was half afraid (=a little afraid) to go back in the house.
💢afraid (that) ..
🔹He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.
💢I’m afraid #spoken ➡️ used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint them:
🔹That’s the most we can offer you, I’m afraid.
💢I’m afraid (that) ..
🔹I’m afraid (that) you’ve come to the wrong address.
🔹‘Is she very ill?’ ‘I’m afraid so (=yes).’
🔹‘Did you see him?’ ‘I’m afraid not (=no).’
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️frightened ➡️ feeling worried because you might get hurt or because something bad might happen :
✨I was too frightened to say anything.
✨Many animals are frightened of fireworks.
✨Frightened residents called the police as the gang started throwing bricks.
⚪️scared [NOT BEFORE NOUN] especially #spoken ➡️ frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened and is the usual word to use in everyday English :
✨I’m scared of dogs.
✨Old people are too scared to go out of their homes.
⚪️afraid [NOT BEFORE NOUN] ➡️ frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared :
✨Children are often afraid of the dark.
✨I was afraid that I might say the wrong thing.
⚪️alarmed ➡️ frightened and worried that something bad might happen :
✨She was alarmed at the thought of performing in front of an audience.
✨Alarmed passengers spotted fuel leaking from the plane.
⚪️fearful #formal ➡️ frightened that something bad might happen :
✨They are fearful of another terrorist attack.
✨He was fearful that he might make another mistake.
✨a fearful panic
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💢afraid of (doing) something
🔹Kids who are afraid of the dark.
🔹He was afraid of being caught by the police.
💢afraid to do something
🔹Zoe was half afraid (=a little afraid) to go back in the house.
💢afraid (that) ..
🔹He was afraid that the other kids would laugh at him.
💢I’m afraid #spoken ➡️ used to politely tell someone something that may annoy, upset, or disappoint them:
🔹That’s the most we can offer you, I’m afraid.
💢I’m afraid (that) ..
🔹I’m afraid (that) you’ve come to the wrong address.
🔹‘Is she very ill?’ ‘I’m afraid so (=yes).’
🔹‘Did you see him?’ ‘I’m afraid not (=no).’
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️frightened ➡️ feeling worried because you might get hurt or because something bad might happen :
✨I was too frightened to say anything.
✨Many animals are frightened of fireworks.
✨Frightened residents called the police as the gang started throwing bricks.
⚪️scared [NOT BEFORE NOUN] especially #spoken ➡️ frightened. Scared is less formal than frightened and is the usual word to use in everyday English :
✨I’m scared of dogs.
✨Old people are too scared to go out of their homes.
⚪️afraid [NOT BEFORE NOUN] ➡️ frightened. Afraid sounds more formal than frightened or scared :
✨Children are often afraid of the dark.
✨I was afraid that I might say the wrong thing.
⚪️alarmed ➡️ frightened and worried that something bad might happen :
✨She was alarmed at the thought of performing in front of an audience.
✨Alarmed passengers spotted fuel leaking from the plane.
⚪️fearful #formal ➡️ frightened that something bad might happen :
✨They are fearful of another terrorist attack.
✨He was fearful that he might make another mistake.
✨a fearful panic
#Vocabulary
#Essential_English_words
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