not to worry

not to wor·ry

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Definitions of not to worry words

verb without object not to worry to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret. 1
verb without object not to worry to move with effort: an old car worrying uphill. 1
verb with object not to worry to torment with cares, anxieties, etc.; trouble; plague. 1
verb with object not to worry to seize, especially by the throat, with the teeth and shake or mangle, as one animal does another. 1
verb with object not to worry to harass by repeated biting, snapping, etc. 1
noun plural not to worry a worried condition or feeling; uneasiness or anxiety. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English weryen, werwen, wyrwyn to strangle, bite, harass, Old English wyrgan to strangle; cognate with German würgen

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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