ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DREAD
Old English ondrǣdan; related to Old Saxon antdrādan, Old High German intrātan.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DREAD
PRESENT
Present
I dread
you dread
he/she/it dreads
we dread
you dread
they dread
Present continuous
I am dreading
you are dreading
he/she/it is dreading
we are dreading
you are dreading
they are dreading
Present perfect
I have dreaded
you have dreaded
he/she/it has dreaded
we have dreaded
you have dreaded
they have dreaded
Present perfect continuous
I have been dreading
you have been dreading
he/she/it has been dreading
we have been dreading
you have been dreading
they have been dreading
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I dreaded
you dreaded
he/she/it dreaded
we dreaded
you dreaded
they dreaded
Past continuous
I was dreading
you were dreading
he/she/it was dreading
we were dreading
you were dreading
they were dreading
Past perfect
I had dreaded
you had dreaded
he/she/it had dreaded
we had dreaded
you had dreaded
they had dreaded
Past perfect continuous
I had been dreading
you had been dreading
he/she/it had been dreading
we had been dreading
you had been dreading
they had been dreading
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will dread
you will dread
he/she/it will dread
we will dread
you will dread
they will dread
Future continuous
I will be dreading
you will be dreading
he/she/it will be dreading
we will be dreading
you will be dreading
they will be dreading
Future perfect
I will have dreaded
you will have dreaded
he/she/it will have dreaded
we will have dreaded
you will have dreaded
they will have dreaded
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dreading
you will have been dreading
he/she/it will have been dreading
we will have been dreading
you will have been dreading
they will have been dreading
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would dread
you would dread
he/she/it would dread
we would dread
you would dread
they would dread
Conditional continuous
I would be dreading
you would be dreading
he/she/it would be dreading
we would be dreading
you would be dreading
they would be dreading
Conditional perfect
I would have dread
you would have dread
he/she/it would have dread
we would have dread
you would have dread
they would have dread
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dreading
you would have been dreading
he/she/it would have been dreading
we would have been dreading
you would have been dreading
they would have been dreading
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you dread
we let´s dread
you dread
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
dreading
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DREAD»
The term «dread» is very widely used and occupies the
18.967 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «DREAD»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
dread.
An elaborate system of etiquette and social standards flowered around the home phone: how long a child might be allowed to stay on the phone, how late one could call without being impolite, and of course, the dread implications of a late night call which violated that norm.
Hollywood... a city I was to come back to time and again, in sickness and in health, in success and in failure, with anticipation and with dread.
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear, that shapes the face of a brave man.
The grave, dread thing! Men shiver when thou'rt named: Nature appalled, Shakes off her wonted firmness.
The law serves of nought else in these days but for to do wrong, for nothing is spread almost but false matters by color of the law for reward, dread and favor and so no remedy is had in the Court of Equity in any way.
We see that hyperactivity and reward areas are important when the bubble's rising. People getting caught up in it. We also see areas involving mentalizing, which means thinking about other people: Who's buying? Who's selling? Do they know something? We see emotional areas before the crash that indicate a sense of uncertainty or dread.
My fears are agitated to an extreme degree and the dread of death involves me in a stupor of chilling indisposition.
The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.
Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops us, gives us manhood or womanhood fiber.
Why do children dread mathematics? Because of the wrong approach. Because it is looked at as a subject.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DREAD»
Discover the use of
dread in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
dread and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"--Farai Chideya author of The Color of Our Future "There is always the question of whether you grow locks or your locks grow you. This book shows dreadlocks that are funky, elegant, sexy, dramatic, spiritual--and always beautiful.
Francesco Mastalia, Alfonse Pagano, 1999
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Dread Talk: The Language of Rastafari
This revised edition includes a new introduction that outlines the changes that have occurred since the book first appeared and a new chapter, "Dread Talk in the Diaspora," that discusses Rastafarian as used in the urban centres of North ...
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I Walk in
Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness ...
Twelve-year-old Deliverance Trembley writes in her diary about the fears and doubts that arise during the 1691 witch hunt and trials in Salem Village, Massachusetts, especially when her pious friend, Goody Corey, is condemned as a witch.
Lisa Rowe Fraustino, 2011
Mayhem! Family! From supervillains to killer houseplants, Joshua Dread has it all. I couldn't put it down and I didn't dare, not until I'd devoured every last page!" -C. Alexander London, author of the Accidental Adventure series
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American Magic and
Dread: Don DeLillo's Dialogue with Culture
This is just the sort of book to generate a livelier discussion of DeLillo's place in the postmodern canon."--David Cowart, University of South Carolina "A strongly argued analysis and close reading of Delillo's works. . .
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Apocalyptic
Dread: American Film at the Turn of the Millennium
The power and presence of dread in recent American cinema.
Kirsten Moana Thompson, 2012
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Naked Statistics: Stripping the
Dread from the Data
As best-selling author Charles Wheelan shows us in Naked Statistics, the right data and a few well-chosen statistical tools can help us answer these questions and more. For those who slept through Stats 101, this book is a lifesaver.
Koba the Dread is the successor to Amis's celebrated memoir, Experience.
Dread Jesus explores the black, dreadlocked Jesus in the teachings of Rastafari.
William David Spencer, 2011
Sometimes, being an ATAC agent doesn’t seem so bad.
Carolyn Keene, Franklin W. Dixon, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DREAD»
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dread is used in the context of the following news items.
Medieval dread: student deviance and devilry
Even centuries ago, student misconduct and violence vexed townspeople and authorities. The behaviour, says one scholar, highlights negative ... «Times Higher Education, Jul 15»
The curious case of the missing 2D Metroid Dread
The long-lost 2D Metroid Dread reportedly looked like a port of the Game Boy Advance title Metroid Fusion, according to first-party developers ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
'Teen Wolf' season 5 spoilers: Operation Dread Doctor
Teen wolf - The Dread Doctors have clearly come across as some of the creepier villains in the history of “Teen Wolf,” and there are a variety of ... «CarterMatt.com, Jul 15»
Adrienne King Talks All American Bully And More
AK: Well, I think Dread Central knows about William Froste, don't you? I get to play an investigative reporter named Jackie Winters and interact ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
5 True Stories All Freelancers Dread
From clients that vanish when it comes time to pay the invoice to offers that seem too good to be true: tales from the freelance trenches. «Fast Company, Jul 15»
Win a Copy of Freda Warrington's The Dark Arts of Blood
Freda Warrington is an author we've mentioned several times here at Dread Central, and on July 21st her latest novel, The Dark Arts of Blood, ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
David Tennant as you've never seen him before... playing an evil …
Premiering on Tuesday 14th July on Disney Junior, the episode Dread the Evil Genie! will see the hero Jake and his mates help Pip the Pirate ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
What Evil Will The 'Teen Wolf' Dread Doctors Unleash Next?
Bold statement ahead: The Dread Doctors are perhaps the most terrifying “Teen Wolf” villains since The Mute (and the Nogitsune and Darach ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
Dread and domination in Chinese memories of war
BEIJING - Almost eight decades since Yan Guiru was gripped by terror as shells rained on her Beijing neighbourhood in the opening salvos of ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
I Dread Summer With My Kids
I Dread Summer With My Kids. Someone is my family is going to be driven to therapy before the summer is over. Share · Tweet · Pin · E-mail. «Redbookmag.com, Jul 15»
