dread

/dred/ verb

Translation

› [T] to feel worried or frightened about something that has not happened yet

dehşete kapılmak, korkmak, ödü kopmak

I'm dreading the first day at my new school. [+ doing sth] I dread seeing him again.996568

I dread to think UK › used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying

düşünmek bile istemiyorum, konuşmak dahi istemiyorum

I dread to think what could have happened if we hadn't been wearing seat belts.996

(Definition of dread verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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