afraid
(adjective) filled with fear or apprehension; “afraid even to turn his head”; “suddenly looked afraid”; “afraid for his life”; “afraid of snakes”; “afraid to ask questions”
afraid
(adjective) filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; “I’m afraid I won’t be able to come”; “he was afraid he would have to let her go”; “I’m afraid you’re wrong”
afraid
(adjective) feeling worry or concern or insecurity; “She was afraid that I might be embarrassed”; “terribly afraid of offending someone”; “I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict”
afraid
(adjective) having feelings of aversion or unwillingness; “afraid of hard work”; “afraid to show emotion”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
afraid (comparative more afraid, superlative most afraid)
(usually used predicatively, not attributively, be afraid) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
(colloquial) regretful, sorry
(used with for) Worried about, feeling concern for, fearing for (someone or something).
• (Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive): Afraid expresses a lesser degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is often followed by the preposition of and the object of fear, or by an infinitive, or by a dependent clause, as shown in the examples above.
• (impressed with fear or apprehension): afeared, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous
• (regretful): sorry
• See also afraid
Source: Wiktionary
A*fraid", p. a. Etym: [OE. afrayed, affraide, p. p. of afraien to affray. See Affray, and cf. Afeard.]
Definition: Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive. [Afraid comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled, afraid." Milton.
Note: This word expresses a less degree of fear than terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. "I am afraid to die." "I am afraid he will chastise me." "Be not afraid that I your hand should take." Shak. I am afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this matter.
Syn.
– Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
