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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : dred
Phonetic Transcription : drɛd

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Définition of dread

Origin :
  • late 12c., a shortening of Old English adrædan, contraction of ondrædan "counsel or advise against," also "to dread, fear, be afraid," from on- "against" + rædan "to advise" (see read (v.)). Cognate of Old Saxon andradon, Old High German intraten. Related: Dreaded; dreading. As a noun from 12c.
  • adj horrible, terrifying
  • noun fear
  • verb anticipate with horror
Example sentences :
  • There is one stream which I dread my inability to stem—it is the tide of Popular Opinion.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I dread to go down, said she, with so determined an answer: they will have no patience with me.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • We do not dread, rather do we welcome, their progress in education and industry.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • He passed his hand across his damp forehead, for he felt faint with dread.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • I cannot remember the time when a dread of one kind or another was not in the air.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Millions of people must regulate their lives in fear of these dread visitors.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • The dread of French domination seems to have haunted him like a nightmare.
  • Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The dread was like a malign invisible presence, never leaving me.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • I am in dread lest my uncle should call here before I get away.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • She must communicate the dread defiling fact with her own lips!
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

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