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in the PONS Dictionary

I. wor·ry <-ie-> [ˈwʌri, Am ˈwɜ:ri] VB intr

1. worry (be concerned):

worry
sich dat Sorgen machen
I'm sorry — don't worry
tut mir leid — das macht doch nichts
don't worry, we'll be right back!
keine Sorge, wir sind gleich zurück!
don't worry, I'll handle this!
keine Angst, das regle ich schon!
why worry?
mach dir keine Sorgen!
to worry about sb/sth
sich dat um jdn/etw Sorgen machen

2. worry (fiddle with):

to worry at sth
sich acc mit etw dat herumquälen [o. herumplagen] [o. CH a. abplagen]

Phrases:

not to worry! inf
keine Sorge [o. Angst] !

II. wor·ry <-ie-> [ˈwʌri, Am ˈwɜ:ri] VB trans

1. worry (cause worry):

to worry sb
jdn beunruhigen form
to worry sb
jdm Sorgen bereiten
to worry one's pretty little head [about sth] hum inf
sich dat seinen hübschen kleinen Kopf [über etw acc] zerbrechen hum

2. worry (bother):

to worry sb
jdn stören

3. worry (fiddle with):

to worry sth
mit etw dat herumspielen

4. worry (tear at with teeth):

to worry a bone
an einem Knochen herumnagen

5. worry (chase):

to worry an animal
einem Tier nachstellen
to worry an animal (bite)
ein Tier reißen

III. wor·ry [ˈwʌri, Am ˈwɜ:ri] N

1. worry no pl (state of anxiety):

worry
Sorge f <->
worry
Besorgnis f <->
to be a cause of worry
ein Anlass m zur Sorge sein

2. worry (source of anxiety):

worry
Sorge f <-, -n>
existential/financial worries
existenzielle/finanzielle Sorgen
to be a minor/major worry for sb
jdm kaum/ernste Sorgen machen
to have a worry [about sth]
sich dat [um etw acc] Sorgen machen
to not have a worry in the world
keine Sorgen haben
to not have a worry in the world
völlig sorgenfrei sein
OpenDict entry

worry VB

you don't have to worry about additional costs
Sie müssen keine zusätzliche Kosten befürchten

ˈwor·ry lines N pl

worry lines
Sorgenfalten pl

deflation worry N FINMKT

deflation worry
Deflationssorge f
Present
Iworry
youworry
he/she/itworries
weworry
youworry
theyworry
Past
Iworried
youworried
he/she/itworried
weworried
youworried
theyworried
Present Perfect
Ihaveworried
youhaveworried
he/she/ithasworried
wehaveworried
youhaveworried
theyhaveworried
Past Perfect
Ihadworried
youhadworried
he/she/ithadworried
wehadworried
youhadworried
theyhadworried
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

why worry?
mach dir keine Sorgen!
I'm sorry — don't worry
tut mir leid — das macht doch nichts
you worry so [much]
du machst dir so viele Sorgen
to worry an animal (bite)
ein Tier reißen
to worry a bone
an einem Knochen herumnagen

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