preocupar-se — meaning in English

English meaning

• care noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
• worry verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.

Senses

preocupar-se is used for these senses in English:

• care (transitive, intransitive) To be concerned (about), to have an interest (in); to feel concern (about).
• worry (intransitive) To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

care — full definition

1. noun Serious attention or effort put into avoiding mistakes or harm.
2. noun Worry or concern about something.
3. noun The looking after of someone's health, safety, or wellbeing.
4. verb To feel concern or interest about something.
5. verb To look after someone or something (usually with "for").

worry — full definition

1. verb To feel anxious or uneasy about something.
2. verb To cause someone anxiety or distress.
3. verb (of a dog) To bite and shake something repeatedly.
4. noun A feeling of anxiety, or something that causes it.

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