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in the PONS Dictionary

I. dread [dred] VB trans

1. dread (fear greatly):

to dread sth
sich acc vor etw dat sehr fürchten
to dread sth
vor etw dat große Angst haben
to dread doing sth
große Angst haben, etw zu tun
to dread that ...
sich acc sehr davor fürchten, dass ...
to dread that ...
große Angst davor haben, dass ...
I dread to think what would happen if ...
ich wage gar nicht daran zu denken, was geschehen würde, wenn ...

2. dread (look forward to with fear):

to dread sth
vor etw dat Angst haben
to dread sth
sich acc vor etw dat fürchten
he's dreading his driving test
er hat Angst vor der Fahrprüfung
to dread doing sth
Angst davor haben, etw zu tun
I'm dreading having to ring her
ich traue mich gar nicht, sie anzurufen inf

II. dread [dred] N no pl

dread
Furcht f <->
dread
[große] Angst
to be [or stand][or live] in dread of sth
in [ständiger] Angst vor etw dat leben
to fill sb with dread
jdn mit Angst und Schrecken erfüllen

III. dread [dred] ADJ attr liter

dread
fürchterlich
dread
schrecklich
dread
furchtbar
the dread spectre of civil war
das Schreckgespenst eines Bürgerkrieges
Present
Idread
youdread
he/she/itdreads
wedread
youdread
theydread
Past
Idreaded
youdreaded
he/she/itdreaded
wedreaded
youdreaded
theydreaded
Present Perfect
Ihavedreaded
youhavedreaded
he/she/ithasdreaded
wehavedreaded
youhavedreaded
theyhavedreaded
Past Perfect
Ihaddreaded
youhaddreaded
he/she/ithaddreaded
wehaddreaded
youhaddreaded
theyhaddreaded
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