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  • 11worried — wor|ried [ wʌrid ] adjective *** unhappy because you are thinking about your problems or about bad things that could happen: ANXIOUS: Everyone was very worried when John didn t show up. worried that: Harris is worried that the guns may be used… …

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  • 12worried */*/*/ — UK [ˈwʌrɪd] / US adjective a) unhappy because you are thinking about your problems or about bad things that could happen Everyone was very worried when John didn t show up. worried that: Harris is worried that the guns may be used against the… …

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  • 13worried — adj. 1) worried sick 2) worried about 3) worried that + clause (we were worried that she might not arrive on time) * * * [ wʌrɪd] worried about worried sick worried that + clause (we were worried that she might not arrive on time) …

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  • 14worried — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ get ▪ I started to get worried when they didn t arrive home. ADVERB ▪ …

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  • 15worried*/ — [ˈwʌrid] adj nervous and upset because you are thinking about your problems or about bad things that could happen Syn: anxious Everyone was very worried when John didn t show up.[/ex] a worried look/glance/frown[/ex] We are very worried about our …

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  • 16worried wealthy — n. Wealthy people who order expensive, uninsured medical tests as a precautionary measure. Example Citations: You may have seen the ads. How 17 seconds can save your life, reads one promotion for a center in Cherry Hill, N.J., featuring a middle… …

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  • 17Worried About Ray — Infobox Single Name = Worried About Ray Artist = The Hoosiers from Album = The Trick to Life B side = We Didn t Start the Fire Released = June 25, 2007 Length = 2:46 Format = CD, Digital download Genre = Pop rock Label = RCA Last single = This… …

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  • 18Worried About You — Infobox Song Name = Worried About You Artist = The Rolling Stones Album = Tattoo You Released= August 24, 1981 track no = 7 Recorded = December, 1974, January February, 1975 Genre = Rock Length = 5m:17s Writer = Jagger/Richards Label = Rolling… …

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  • 19worried — [[t]wʌ̱rid, AM wɜ͟ːrid[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about n, ADJ that When you are worried, you are unhappy because you keep thinking about problems that you have or about unpleasant things that might happen in the future. He seemed very worried …

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  • 20worried — adjective 1. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief (Freq. 7) too upset to say anything spent many disquieted moments distressed about her son s leaving home lapsed into disturbed sleep worried parents a worried frown …

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