Afraid I əˈfreɪd Frightened There’s Don’t Adjective Bre

• don't be afraid.
• it's all over. there's nothing to be afraid of now.
• are you afraid of spiders?
• i started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.

afraid

1. feeling fear; frightened because you think that you might be hurt or suffer
• Don't be afraid.
• It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now.
• Are you afraid of spiders?
• I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.
• She was afraid to open the door.
2. worried about what might happen
• She was afraid of upsetting her parents.
• Tamsin was afraid of making a fool of herself.
• Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand.
• The boy wasn’t afraid to say what he believed.
• We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat.
3. worried or frightened that something unpleasant, dangerous, etc. will happen to a particular person or thing
• I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby.
• They had already fired three people and he was afraid for his job.
4. used as a polite way of telling somebody something that is unpleasant or disappointing, or that you are sorry about
• I can't help you, I'm afraid.
• I'm afraid we can't come.
• I'm afraid that it's not finished yet.
• He's no better, I'm afraid to say.
• ‘Is there any left?’ ‘I'm afraid not.’
• ‘Will it hurt?’ ‘I'm afraid so.’
• There’s nothing to be afraid of.
• Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
• a frightened child
• She was frightened that the glass would break.
• The thieves got scared and ran away.
• I was terrified (that) she wouldn’t come.
• She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes.
• She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
• You’re just being paranoid.

Extra Examples

• Don’t worry. There’s nothing to be afraid of.
• He stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words out loud.
• He was half afraid to look at her.
• Roger was very afraid for her.
• She was tense, almost afraid to open the letter.
• What has made you so deeply afraid of your boss?
• You do know, don’t you? You are just afraid to tell me.
• Are you afraid of the dark?
• Aren’t you afraid (that) you’ll fall?
• Don’t be afraid. I won’t hurt you.
• I’m not afraid for me, but for the baby.
• I’m not afraid of you!
• There’s nothing to be afraid of.

Word Origin

• Middle English: past participle of the obsolete verb affray, from Anglo-Norman French afrayer ‘disturb, startle’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu ‘peace, safety’.