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worry (WUHR ee) (verb), worries; worried; worrying
1. To be anxious or to have a reason for being uneasy: Mother always worries when her daughters stay out late.
2. To have concern or to be disturbed: A lack of rain is beginning to worry the farmers.
3. Etymology: the word worry now usually means "to be uneasy, to feel anxiety", but it came from a much more worrisome Old English verb, wyrgan, "to strangle, to choke", or "to tear at the throat with the teeth."Whether our health is good or bad.
2. To have concern or to be disturbed: A lack of rain is beginning to worry the farmers.
3. Etymology: the word worry now usually means "to be uneasy, to feel anxiety", but it came from a much more worrisome Old English verb, wyrgan, "to strangle, to choke", or "to tear at the throat with the teeth."
People still use the word in this original meaning when they talk about a cat worrying a mouse.
Things to Worry About
If it is good, there is nothing to worry about.
If it is bad, there are two things to worry about: whether we will get well, or whether we will die.
If we get well, there is nothing to worry about.
If we die, there are two things to worry about: whether we go to heaven or go to hell.
If we go to heaven there is nothing to worry about.
If we go to hell, we will be so busy shaking hands with our friends there will be no time to worry!
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English Words in Action, Group W
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