be worried
be worried verb: synonym of be bothered (“to have the enthusiasm (to do something)”).
Verb
be worried (third-person singular simple present is worried, present participle being worried, simple past was worried, past participle been worried)
- Synonym of be bothered (“to have the enthusiasm (to do something)”).
- […] and he had certain notches in his forehead, which looked as though Nature had been about to touch them into sensibility or refinement, when she had impatiently thrown away the chisel, and said: “I really cannot be worried to finish off this man; let him go as he is.”1870 April–September, Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1870, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- be bothered
be worried meaning in Hindi
be worried in Hindi
- to be worried, agitated, flustered, perturbed
- छटपटाना chaṭpaṭānā
Synonyms of be worried
Forms of be worried
| third-person singular present | is worried |
|---|---|
| present participle | being worried |
| past | was worried |
| past participle | been worried |
Questions about be worried
- What does be worried mean?
- Be worried means synonym of be bothered (“to have the enthusiasm (to do something)”).
- What is be worried in Hindi?
- Be worried in Hindi is छटपटाना (chaṭpaṭānā). See Be worried meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is be worried?
- Be worried is a verb.
- What is the past tense of be worried?
- The past tense of be worried is was worried.
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