dread
gb/dɹˈɛd/ us/dɹˈɛd/
B1
Αγγλικά
~ 2500
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
B2
state
1
Strong fear about the future
A strong feeling of fear about something that might happen.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] feels dread about [something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dread' with 'dead' due to similar pronunciation; also confuse 'dread' (noun) with 'afraid' (adjective).
Συνώνυμα
fear (More general; can refer to immediate or future danger, while 'dread' often implies anticipation.)
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apprehension (Slightly milder and more formal; suggests unease rather than intense fear.)
Αντώνυμα
anticipation (Positive expectation, opposite in emotional tone to 'dread'.)
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eagerness (Strong positive desire for something to happen.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
sense of dread
|fill with dread
|look with dread
|approach with dread
Θέματα
emotions
|mental health
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She felt a sense of dread before the exam results were announced.
- The approaching storm filled the villagers with dread.
- He looked at the surgery date with growing dread.
- There was a feeling of dread in the air before the big game.
- I can't shake this dread about tomorrow's meeting.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I felt dread before my test.
- He has dread about flying on planes.
- She looked at the dog with dread.
- We had dread before the big storm.
- They feel dread when they hear loud noises.
Ρήμα
B1
action
2
Feel great fear about future event
To feel strong fear about something that might happen.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to dread [something/doing something]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes use 'dread' without an object; it usually needs a direct object or gerund ('dread doing').
Συνώνυμα
fear (More general; can refer to current danger as well as future events.)
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worry about (Less intense; focuses on concern rather than strong fear.)
Αντώνυμα
look forward to (Positive anticipation, opposite in tone to 'dread'.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
dread going
|dread the thought
|dread meeting
|dread hearing
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- I dread going to the dentist.
- She dreaded telling her parents the bad news.
- Many students dread public speaking.
- He dreads flying because of turbulence.
- They dreaded the moment they would have to say goodbye.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I dread going to school on Monday.
- She dreads taking the test.
- He dreads speaking in front of people.
- We dread hearing bad news.
- They dread meeting new people.
adjective
literary
C1
property
3
Causing great fear
Making people feel very afraid or worried.
Συνώνυμα
fearsome (Suggests inspiring fear through appearance, strength, or reputation.)
Αντώνυμα
comforting (Causing feelings of safety and reassurance.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
dread fate
|dread power
Θέματα
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- They prepared for the dread winter ahead.
- The soldiers faced the dread enemy without flinching.
- A dread silence fell over the crowd.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The dread noise made us afraid.
- They feared the dread storm.
- We saw the dread animal in the forest.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
dread
IPA
GB/dɹˈɛd/
US/dɹˈɛd/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
dread (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (dread)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: dread
Noun
- Base: dread
- Plural: dread, dreads
Verb
- Base: dread
- 3rd Person Singular: dreads
- Present Participle: dreading
- Past: dreaded
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
dreads
noun
dreading
verb
dreaded
verb
Core family
dreadful
adjective B1
dreadfully
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
dreadfulness
noun
Εκφράσεις
dread to think
1/dɹˈɛd tə θˈɪŋk/
fixed phrase
Fear imagining something bad
To not want to imagine something because it would be very unpleasant or scary.
Παραδείγματα
- I dread to think what will happen if we fail.
- She dreads to think how much this will cost.
fill with dread
1/fˈɪl wˈɪθ dɹˈɛd/
fixed phrase
Cause someone strong fear about future event
To make someone feel strong fear about something that might happen.
Παραδείγματα
- The idea of losing her job filled her with dread.
- The thought of speaking in public fills me with dread.
with dread
1/wˈɪθ dɹˈɛd/
fixed phrase
Feeling strong fear about something coming
Feeling strong fear about something that might happen soon.
Παραδείγματα
- He opened the letter with dread.
- They watched the dark clouds gather with dread.