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- DictionaryFret/fret/
verb
- 1. be constantly or visibly worried or anxious: "she fretted about the cost of groceries"
- 2. gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing: "the bay's black waves fret the seafront"
noun
- 1. a state of anxiety or worry: British "why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?"
When you fret, you worry so much about something that it eats away at you. Many people fret about taking standardized tests, but really, they're nothing to sweat. Fret comes from the Old English word freton which means to devour like an animal. When you fret over something, it consumes your thoughts.
fret noun [C] (RAISED BAR) a thin, slightly raised metal bar, several of which are positioned across the neck (= long, narrow part) of some musical instruments, such as a guitar. (Definition of fret from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
2 days ago · fret in British English. (frɛt ) verb Word forms: frets, fretting, fretted. 1. to distress or be distressed; worry. 2. to rub or wear away. 3. to irritate or be irritated; feel or give annoyance or vexation.
Definition of fret verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Fret definition: to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like. See examples of FRET used in a sentence.
to be anxious or worried: There's no point in fretting about what you cannot change. fretful. adjective. anxious and unhappy. (Definition of fret from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of fret. in Chinese (Traditional) 煩躁不安, 苦惱，發愁, （吉他等絃樂器指板上定音的）品… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
5 days ago · fret (third-person singular simple present frets, present participle fretting, simple past and past participle fretted) To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring. ( transitive, music) Musical senses. To fit frets on to (a musical instrument). to fret a guitar. To press down the string behind a fret.
