dread
/dred/verb
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(किसी आने वाली बात से) बहुत डरना, आशंका से काँपना
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to be very afraid of something that is going to happen or may happen
(किसी आने वाली बात से) बहुत डरना, आशंका से काँपना
- She dreads the dentist's chair.
- I dread going back to the hostel after the holidays.
- He dreaded to think what his father would say.
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- Many students dread the results more than the exam itself.
- We dreaded the long journey in the heat.
- I dread to think what could have happened.
Synonyms fear be terrified of be afraid of shrink from have a horror of
Opposite look forward to welcome anticipate eagerly
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[U, sing.] ~ (of sth)
a feeling of great fear about something that may happen
भय, आशंका, दहशत (आने वाली बात की)
- The thought of the result filled her with dread.
- He lives in dread of losing his job.
- He waited for the news with growing dread.
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- She felt a sense of dread as the lights went out.
- Their life is full of dread of the next flood.
Synonyms fear terror apprehension foreboding horror
Opposite confidence eagerness hope
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
dread + noun / pronoun
As a verb, dread takes a direct object: the thing you fear is placed straight after it, with no preposition.
क्रिया के रूप में 'dread' के बाद सीधे object आता है, बीच में कोई preposition नहीं लगता।
- Many students dread the maths paper.
- Radhika dreads the monsoon because her street floods.
dread + gerund
Use an -ing form when you fear doing or experiencing something that is a real, repeated or likely event.
जब किसी वास्तविक या बार-बार होने वाली स्थिति का भय हो, तब 'dread' के बाद gerund (-ing रूप) आता है।
- I dread speaking in front of the whole school.
- He dreads waking up early on Mondays.
dread to think / dread to imagine
The fixed phrase 'dread to think' shows that the possible result is so bad that you do not want to imagine it. It is common in formal and literary English.
'Dread to think' एक स्थायी प्रयोग है, जो बताता है कि संभावित परिणाम इतना बुरा है कि उसकी कल्पना भी नहीं करना चाहते।
- I dread to think what will happen if the train is cancelled.
- She dreaded to imagine her father's reaction.
dread of / in dread of + noun
The noun dread is followed by 'of' for the thing feared. 'Live in dread of' means to be constantly afraid of something.
संज्ञा 'dread' के बाद डर की वस्तु के लिए 'of' आता है। 'Live in dread of' का अर्थ है किसी चीज़ से लगातार डरते रहना।
- The villagers lived in dread of another flood.
- Her dread of failing kept her awake all night.
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adjective + dread
greatsecretgrowingconstantsheermounting
- A mounting dread gripped the candidates as the results page loaded slowly.
verb + dread
fill withfeellive inbe filled withstrike
- The thought of the interview filled him with dread.
dread + noun
the daythe momentthe prospectthe outcomethe news
- Farmers dread the prospect of a failed monsoon.
dread + of + noun/-ing
dread of failuredread of examsdread of losingdread of the darkdread of heights
- Her dread of heights stopped her from climbing the fort wall.
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- Every year the teachers dread the day when the results are announced.
हर वर्ष परिणाम घोषित होने के दिन से शिक्षक घबराते हैं।
- He waited for the doctor's call with growing dread.
वह बढ़ती हुई आशंका के साथ डॉक्टर के फ़ोन की प्रतीक्षा करता रहा।
- I dread to think how much the repair will cost.
मैं सोचने से भी डरता हूँ कि मरम्मत में कितना खर्च आएगा।
- The old woman lived in dread of the night-time knock at the door.
वह बूढ़ी महिला रात में दरवाज़ा खटखटाए जाने के भय में जीती थी।
- Nobody dreads Sundays more than a student with an unfinished project.
जिस विद्यार्थी का project अधूरा हो, उससे अधिक रविवार से कोई नहीं डरता।
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✗ She dreads from the interview.
✓ She dreads the interview.
Dread is a transitive verb and takes its object directly. No preposition is used.
'Dread' सकर्मक क्रिया है और इसका object सीधे आता है; 'from' जैसा कोई preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ He has a great dread for snakes.
✓ He has a great dread of snakes.
The noun dread takes 'of' for the thing feared, not 'for'.
संज्ञा 'dread' के साथ डर की वस्तु के लिए 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ I am dreading to appear in the viva.
✓ I am dreading the viva.
Dread is not followed by a to-infinitive to name the feared event, except in the fixed phrase 'dread to think'. Use a noun or a gerund.
डरी हुई घटना बताने के लिए 'dread' के बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता (केवल 'dread to think' में आता है); noun या gerund का प्रयोग करें।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
fear be terrified of be afraid of shrink from have a horror of terror apprehension foreboding horror dreaded feared terrible dire
Antonyms
look forward to welcome anticipate eagerly confidence eagerness hope
AaSpelling
Dread, with -ead pronounced /ed/ (like bread and head; not 'dred' or 'dreed'); the adjectives dreaded and dreadful.
Dread, -ead की ध्वनि /ed/ (bread और head की तरह; 'dred' या 'dreed' गलत है); adjectives dreaded और dreadful।
?Which word?
dread, dreaded and dreadful
Dread is the verb and the noun: 'I dread exams', 'a sense of dread'. Dreaded means greatly feared: 'the dreaded result day'. Dreadful means very bad or unpleasant: 'dreadful weather', 'a dreadful mistake'; dreadfully means very: 'dreadfully sorry'. Dread is for the future ('I dread tomorrow'); fear can be for anything.
Dread verb और noun है: 'I dread exams', 'a sense of dread'। Dreaded का अर्थ 'जिससे बहुत डर हो' है: 'the dreaded result day'। Dreadful का अर्थ 'बहुत बुरा या अप्रिय' है: 'dreadful weather', 'a dreadful mistake'; dreadfully का अर्थ 'बहुत' है: 'dreadfully sorry'। Dread भविष्य के लिए है ('I dread tomorrow'); fear किसी भी चीज़ के लिए।
Keep the fear words in order: anxiety, fear, dread (of something coming), terror, horror.
डर के शब्द क्रम में याद रखिए: anxiety, fear, dread (आने वाली चीज़ का), terror, horror।
§Grammar and usage
Dread sth, dread doing sth, dread to think.
Usage: dread के बाद सीधे noun आ सकता है (dread sth), -ing रूप भी आ सकता है (dread doing sth), और 'dread to think' का मतलब है किसी बुरी बात के बारे में सोचने से भी डरना।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'I dread to think' (I do not want to imagine); live in dread of.
Idioms: 'I dread to think' (मैं कल्पना भी नहीं करना चाहता); live in dread of।