Collocations for "dread"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "dread" in context.
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dread
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [sense, sensation, feeling] of dread
- [lived, waited, sat] in dread
- the dread of being [late, singled out, picked on]
- the dread of having to wear [braces, glasses]
- the dread eventually [disappeared, subsided, died away]
- just the [idea, thought] (of it) fills me with dread
- filled with [horror, anxiety] and dread
- was [overcome, overwhelmed, plagued] by dread
- informal: [wore, fixed] her hair in dreads
- informal: had his hair [tied, done] in dreads
- dreading [the exam, the interview, my first day, her operation]
- dread [going, having, playing, doing]
- dread the [thought, idea] of
- (would) dread to [think, imagine, ask]
- dread the [day, time, moment] when
- dreaded by [all, many, most]
'dread' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):