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Definition
dread1 Show phoneticsverb
1 [T] to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet
I'm dreading the first day at my new school.
[+ doing sth] I dread seeing him again.
2
I dread to think what could have happened if we hadn't been wearing seat belts.
