dread
gb/dɹˈɛd/ us/dɹˈɛd/
B1
Ingles
~ 2500
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
B2
state
1
Strong fear about the future
A strong feeling of fear about something that might happen.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] feels dread about [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'dread' with 'dead' due to similar pronunciation; also confuse 'dread' (noun) with 'afraid' (adjective).
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
anticipation (Positive expectation, opposite in emotional tone to 'dread'.)
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eagerness (Strong positive desire for something to happen.)
Mga kolokasyon
sense of dread
|fill with dread
|look with dread
|approach with dread
Mga tema
emotions
|mental health
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pandiwa
B1
action
2
Feel great fear about future event
To feel strong fear about something that might happen.
Padron ng paggamit:
to dread [something/doing something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes use 'dread' without an object; it usually needs a direct object or gerund ('dread doing').
Mga kasingkahulugan
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.)
Mga kasalungat
look forward to (Positive anticipation, opposite in tone to 'dread'.)
Mga kolokasyon
dread going
|dread the thought
|dread meeting
|dread hearing
Mga tema
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Mga kasingkahulugan
fearsome (Suggests inspiring fear through appearance, strength, or reputation.)
Mga kasalungat
comforting (Causing feelings of safety and reassurance.)
Mga kolokasyon
dread fate
|dread power
Mga tema
emotions
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- They prepared for the dread winter ahead.
- The soldiers faced the dread enemy without flinching.
- A dread silence fell over the crowd.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- The dread noise made us afraid.
- They feared the dread storm.
- We saw the dread animal in the forest.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
dread
IPA
GB/dɹˈɛd/
US/dɹˈɛd/
Mga pantig at diin
dread (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (dread)
Mga anyo ng salita
Adjective
- Base: dread
Noun
- Base: dread
- Plural: dread, dreads
Verb
- Base: dread
- 3rd Person Singular: dreads
- Present Participle: dreading
- Past: dreaded
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
dreads
noun
dreading
verb
dreaded
verb
Core family
dreadful
adjective B1
dreadfully
adverb B2
Advanced or less common
dreadfulness
noun
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- He opened the letter with dread.
- They watched the dark clouds gather with dread.