{
    "term": "afraid",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "feeling fear; frightened because you think that you might be hurt or suffer",
            "sensetop": "afraid of somebody/somethingafraid of doing somethingafraid to do something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't be afraid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's all over. There's nothing to be afraid of now.",
                    "contextForm": "afraid of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had always been afraid of dogs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They know I'm afraid of heights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you afraid of spiders?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I started to feel afraid of going out alone at night.",
                    "contextForm": "afraid of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were afraid to open the door.",
                    "contextForm": "afraid to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What has made you so deeply afraid of your boss?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you afraid of the dark?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not afraid of you!"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "rather", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "of"],
                "phrases": ["nothing to be afraid of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "worried about what might happen",
            "sensetop": "afraid of doing somethingafraid to do somethingafraid (that…)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was afraid of upsetting her parents.",
                    "contextForm": "afraid of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was afraid of making a fool of himself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't be afraid to ask if you don't understand.",
                    "contextForm": "afraid to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She certainly isn't afraid to speak her mind."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were afraid (that) we were going to capsize the boat.",
                    "contextForm": "afraid (that…)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stopped abruptly, suddenly afraid to say the words out loud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was tense, almost afraid to open the letter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You do know, don't you? You are just afraid to tell me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was half afraid to look at her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Aren't you afraid (that) you'll fall?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "rather", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "of"],
                "phrases": ["nothing to be afraid of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "worried or frightened that something unpleasant, dangerous, etc. will happen to a particular person or thing",
            "sensetop": "afraid for somebody/something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm not afraid for me, but for the baby."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had already fired three people and he was afraid for his job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I am very afraid for their safety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was afraid for my life."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "rather", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "of"],
                "phrases": ["nothing to be afraid of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used as a polite way of telling somebody something that is unpleasant or disappointing, or that you are sorry about",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I can't help you, I'm afraid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid we can't come."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid that it's not finished yet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's no better, **I'm afraid to say**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Is there any left?’ ‘**I'm afraid not**.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Will it hurt?’ ‘**I'm afraid so**.’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfreɪd/",
                "audio": "af/afraid/afraid__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfreɪd/",
                "audio": "af/afraid/afraid__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: past participle of the obsolete verb affray, from Anglo-Norman French afrayer ‘disturb, startle’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu ‘peace, safety’."
}