OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 10731

dread

/dɹɛd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
temer
To fear greatly.
despavorir • empavorecer • temer
To anticipate with fear.
Day by day, hole by hole our bearing reins were shortened, and instead of looking forward with pleasure to having my harness put on as I used to do, I began to dread it.
I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.