afraid
/əˈfreɪd/
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ə - ˈfreɪd -> afraid
(adj) ကြောက်သော။ ဝန်လေးသေ။ စိုးရိမ်သော။
(က) ~ (of sb/sth ); ~ (of doing sth/ to do sth ) ကြောက်သည်။ Don't be afraid. ❍ There's nothing to be afraid of. ❍ Are you afraid of snakes? ❍ He's afraid of going out/ to go out alone at night.
(ခ) ဝန်လေးသည်။ Don't be afraid (ie Don't hesitate) to ask for help if you need it.
(ဂ) ~ of doing sth , ~ (that) … စိုးရိမ်သည်။ ကြောက်သည်။ I don't mention it because I was afraid of upsetting him/ afraid (that) I might upset him. ❍ I was afraid he would fall asleep.
(ဃ) ~ for sth/ sb စိုးရိမ်သည်။ parents afraid for (the safety of) their children ❍ He's afraid for his job (ie he might lose it).
❏ I'm afraid [IDM ] အားနာပါရဲ့။ စိတ်မကောင်းလိုက်တာ။ I'm afraid we can't come. ❍ I can't help you I'm afraid. ❍ 'Do you have any milk? 'I'm afraid not'. ❍ 'Have we missed the train? 'I'm afraid so'.
- [afraid (that)] : I was afraid that you’d miss the flight.
- [afraid of] : He’s afraid of the dark.
- [afraid of doing something] : I was afraid of getting lost.
- [afraid to do something] : If you don’t know the answer, don’t be afraid to say so.
- Don’t be afraid – I won’t hurt you.
- [afraid of] : Everyone seems to be afraid of her.
- He’s afraid of flying.
- [afraid to do something] : She was afraid to go near the dog.
- [be afraid for someone] : People here are afraid for their children.
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