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{
"term": "afraid",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "feeling fear; frightened because you think that you might be hurt or suffer",
"sensetop": "afraid of somebody/somethingafraid of doing somethingafraid to do something",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don't be afraid."
},
{
"text": "It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now.",
"contextForm": "afraid of somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "He had always been afraid of dogs."
},
{
"text": "They know I'm afraid of heights."
},
{
"text": "Are you afraid of spiders?"
},
{
"text": "I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.",
"contextForm": "afraid of doing something"
},
{
"text": "The children were afraid to open the door.",
"contextForm": "afraid to do something"
},
{
"text": "What has made you so deeply afraid of your boss?"
},
{
"text": "Are you afraid of the dark?"
},
{
"text": "I'm not afraid of you!"
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "rather", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "of"],
"phrases": ["nothing to be afraid of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "worried about what might happen",
"sensetop": "afraid of doing somethingafraid to do somethingafraid (that…)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was afraid of upsetting her parents.",
"contextForm": "afraid of doing something"
},
{
"text": "He was afraid of making a fool of himself."
},
{
"text": "Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand.",
"contextForm": "afraid to do something"
},
{
"text": "She certainly isn't afraid to speak her mind."
},
{
"text": "We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat.",
"contextForm": "afraid (that…)"
},
{
"text": "He stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words out loud."
},
{
"text": "She was tense, almost afraid to open the letter."
},
{
"text": "You do know, don't you? You are just afraid to tell me."
},
{
"text": "He was half afraid to look at her."
},
{
"text": "Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall?"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "rather", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "of"],
"phrases": ["nothing to be afraid of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "worried or frightened that something unpleasant, dangerous, etc. will happen to a particular person or thing",
"sensetop": "afraid for somebody/something",
"cefr": "a1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby."
},
{
"text": "They had already fired three people and he was afraid for his job."
},
{
"text": "I am very afraid for their safety."
},
{
"text": "I was afraid for my life."
}
],
"topics": ["Danger"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "rather", "very"],
"preposition": ["for", "of"],
"phrases": ["nothing to be afraid of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used as a polite way of telling somebody something that is unpleasant or disappointing, or that you are sorry about",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I can't help you, I'm afraid."
},
{
"text": "I'm afraid we can't come."
},
{
"text": "I'm afraid that it's not finished yet."
},
{
"text": "He's no better, **I'm afraid to say**."
},
{
"text": "‘Is there any left?’ ‘**I'm afraid not**.’"
},
{
"text": "‘Will it hurt?’ ‘**I'm afraid so**.’"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfreɪd/",
"audio": "af/afraid/afraid__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfreɪd/",
"audio": "af/afraid/afraid__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "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’."
}