English English Dictionary

about in English:

1. excited

I had never eaten any kind of Thai food, so I was pretty excited about going to a Thai restaurant with my grandmother.

He wondered why they looked excited and tried to get their attention.

The stadium was packed with excited spectators.

She's excited because she has just won the match.

Julie felt both excited and nervous on the way to the airport.

excited about

Getting excited is not at all the same as getting angry.

Aren't you excited that Anki is almost ready to update to a stable version 1.2?

Excited girls look pretty sometimes.

When I was a child I would get so excited the night before a school excursion that my heart would be pounding and I couldn't sleep.

Man is kind enough when he is not excited by religion.

I’m so excited – Steve’s coming home tomorrow.

We are going to Ibiza this year. I'm really excited, because I've never been to Spain!

Linda was wildly excited to learn that her aunt Nancy was coming to visit her.

Eric who was a weak prince issued a bad coinage which excited great discontent among the Danes.

English word "about"(excited) occurs in sets:

Use of english B2 phrasal verbs
Adjectives + prepositions
prepositional phrases
prepositions sritions
Prepositions for Ewa

2. curious

What's going on in the cave? I'm curious. "I have no idea."

The more you study, the more curious you will become.

"Why do you want to know?" "I'm just curious."

curious about

As well as being very curious, some people thought she was very strange.

Generally speaking, Englishmen aren't curious about others.

One of the most curious things that has forced itself on my notice is that there is no permanence in the judgement of beauty.

Surely the most curious of sources consulted is Mankind Quarterly.

Aren't you curious what I'd like to say to you?

Don't be mad. I was just curious.

happy people are active, creative and curious aobout new experiences

Timmy is very curious of the world. / 2. I'm curious what else we might find here. / 3. I was curious so I researched it on the net. / 4. No, I'm just curious.

I am curious if it is possible at all for a younger couple to purchase a home

Curious gazes, gazes carrying a bit of murderous intent...it goes without saying that I couldn't be more uncomfortable.

English word "about"(curious) occurs in sets:

verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions C
kartkówka przyimki
Prepositions od Jane
Prepositions for Ewa

3. worry

Don't worry.

If I tell my mother, she'll worry, so I don't think I'll tell her.

Don't worry. He may look intimidating at first glance, but he's actually a very friendly person.

My biggest worry is about where my next meal will come from.

You will save your father a lot of worry if you simply write him a letter.

Hiroshi is worn out with worry since he lost the only copy of the book he needed for his report.

Although marriage is a great thing, don't worry; what should be yours will be yours.

In the first place, the women have more free time than men. In the second place, they have fewer things to worry about than men.

We should bear in mind that only relaxed people living without too much pressure and worry have a chance to keep healthy.

Ha-ha-ha-hah! No worry! I brazenly bluffed.

Not worrying about anything is the same as being dead, since worry is the movement of the soul, and life is movement.

You worry about yourself. If you put your back out and can't stand we'll go home without you!

I'm never free from worry about my son. Nowadays, he does nothing but play video games, and never studies at all.

It may not appeal to some, but I prefer to remain a salaried man; I don't have to worry so much about making both ends meet.

When they pass through strong wind, the planes rock like this, but don't worry.

English word "about"(worry) occurs in sets:

Adjectiv/ noun + preposition
Przyimki niezależne
zdanie pytające

4. crazy

With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.

Sometimes it's OK to show crazy emotion.

It seemed so real, but I guess it was just a crazy dream.

Since he's crazy about movies, he watches as many movies as he can.

Crazy!

We've got to break out tonight or I'll go crazy!

You know how crazy they are over their little bundle of joy.

I love cats so much, I can't help it, I'm a crazy cat lover.

This means that houses are starting to sink, roads are breaking up and lamp-posts are leaning at crazy angles.

We are obliged to regard many of our original minds as crazy — at least until we have become as clever as they are.

Why is your hair green? You look crazy!

Justin is strange – I think he’s actually a bit crazy!

He and his grandmother played a few games of Crazy Eights until his mother picked him up.

You're crazy if you think he's on the up-and-up. The only reason you can say that is because you don't know what he's doing behind the scenes.

I think people who do extreme sports are crazy. They could get killed.

5. complain

Don't complain.

Foreign businessmen living in Tokyo often complain of the high prices for imported western food.

I'm getting sick of hearing you complain.

Tom had no sooner walked in the door than Mary started to complain.

And unlike Oshin, they do complain although certainly not at work and generally not in public.

You always leave to door open. H complained to me about my always leaving the door open.

Why am I the only one they complain of? They're just making an example out of me and using me as a scapegoat.

It's hard to complain against such good people.

Foreigners complain that it is difficult to get to know Japanese people. To some extent this may be true.

If you complain further, I'm going to get really angry.

You can complain 'til the cows come home, but it's not going to make a bit of difference.

1. I'm sure you won't complain. / 2. The truth is I can't complain. / 3. Well, I wouldn't complain, Holly.

My mother complain that I put up things in the wrong place in the dishwasher.

drunken photographs, bad language and messages complaining about work

Of course, one can always complain that this could have been done earlier and so forth.

6. care

Take care.

I have a great fear of being disdained by those I love and care about.

You need to stop pretending that you don't care.

If you are here, it means you care.

He's a widower with three small children to take care of.

They were taking care of a girl from India and a boy from Italy.

All things considered, I think you should go back home and take care of your parents.

I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.

He does not care for any sport involving team work or quick responses to other players.

With a little more care, he wouldn't have failed.

Citizens are debating about health care at City Hall.

I left my baby in her care and went shopping.

You need have a good microphone because we care about sound quality.

I love the fact that you always seem to care so much.

While we were on holiday, a neighbor took care of our cat.

7. worried

Washington was worried.

If I could only speak English half as well as you can, I wouldn't be worried about traveling around the world.

Many parents are worried their children are not being given a basic understanding of numbers.

He'll never show it, but I think that deep down, he's seriously worried.

It looks like it may rain today. I'm worried that our cherry-blossom-viewing party might be canceled.

The worried housewife heard the telephone ring and quickly picked up the receiver.

While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.

Judging by her expression, she looked worried.

I'm worried because the dentist I went to recently told me, "You've got periodontitis alright".

The ticket clerk found baggage placed under a bench in the hall, and the ticking sound inside it made him worried.

When I got worried and went to check on him, it looked like he'd barricaded himself in the department's toilet and wasn't coming out.

The corners of his lips showed a bluish tinge that really worried the nurse.

You can't find five minutes to call your worried mother?

This is the gladdest I've seen him since his mother died. He'd been in a funk for so long and, God, I was so worried about him.

Worried, the shopkeeper ran over and kneeled beside Dima, who was breathing heavily - his forehead covered in sweat.

8. dream

If you want to hear a scary story, I'll tell you about a dream I had a few weeks ago.

dreamed, dreamt

I fell asleep? "Totally." "Really?" "You were very restless, did you have a scary dream?"

At night, she used to dream of the country and the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight.

I dream of a society whose wealth is distributed fairly.

There is no dream of man which atomic power does not promise a chance to attain.

To accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.

I'm still having a hard time convincing myself that this is not a fantastic dream.

They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.

You hear about a lot of incidents these days that would be hard to dream up. It really backs up the old saying that fact is stranger than fiction.

CouchSurfing is like speaking Esperanto, it's a dream coming true: the global village.

I had a dream last night, about silk and fine cloth or about equality and fair trial.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.

No expense was spared in the construction of the Smith's dream home.

9. enthusiastic

At the beginning he was really enthusiastic.

Parents are enthusiastic.

His speech met with enthusiastic applause.

Why is he so enthusiastic about your idea? Were you talking about it before?

He hid his emotions and pretended to be enthusiastic.

He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around.

The astronauts were greeted by their enthusiastic cheers and applause.

This book is a result of his enthusiastic research.

If they are as enthusiastic as shy, I don't find it difficult to believe that they are the most enthusiastic people in the world.

The baseball stadium was full of enthusiastic fans.

He always stands off when people are enthusiastic.

Having reached the rank of prime minister, and with the enthusiastic support of the masses, it seems he is able to wield presidential powers.

Could you be a little less enthusiastic?

Be enthusiastic. Enthusiasm and positivity are contagious. Happy people are more engaged and productive.

An ardent affection for the human race makes enthusiastic characters eager to produce alteration in laws and governments prematurely.

10. upset

I feel a lot better now, but I know Dad's going to be real upset.

Information is sometimes held back from patients when it is thought it might upset them.

It is unlikely that such a cool headed person got upset.

To have more than one problem before him at one time makes him irritable, upset and exasperated.

upset sb

Your son is very upset. / I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you. / I didn't tell you this to upset you. / I think it might upset some of my patients. / The last thing I wanted to do is upset anyone.

Growing centrist sentiment threatens to upset America's traditional two-party system.

The office has been topsy-turvy since the merger upset everything.

Sometimes being overcautious in planning could upset the apple cart.

This morning I had a bit of a disagreement with my wife. I didn't think it was a big deal, but seeing what she's like this evening I think I must have upset her.

His untimely statement has not only let the cat out of the bag but also upset the apple cart for the peace move.

if there is an upset in the process, the system is robust enough

get upset = zezłościć się, be upset=być zdenerowanym

Ichiro sounded somehow upset but my long years of hanging out with him told me that it was out and out fake.

11. nervous

They became nervous.

I have to be honest. I was a little bit nervous the first time I had an MRI scan.

With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.

Hers was a nervous disease, and a change of air was an urgent need.

I may seem confident, but I get extremely nervous speaking in front of people. My hands tremble, I get all tongue-tied, and sometimes I don't even know what I'm saying myself.

I'm the type who gets nervous in front of people, so I'm bad at speech making.

The nervous girl is in the habit of chewing the end of her pencil.

When he gets up on stage to sing one of his out-of-tune solos, I get so nervous for him that I get sweaty palms.

I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.

It is to be regretted that comparatively little is known of the phenomenon of fatigue in the central nervous system.

You're right when you say how high the wall is; I was nervous at first, too.

The real, biological nervous system is highly complex and includes some features that may seem superfluous based on an understanding of artificial networks.

Why is it so difficult to establish that the nervous cell is the basic unit for the nervous tissue?

I feel nervous when I have to walk home late at night through a cemetery. I am scared of ghosts. Many people feel nervous before their driving test.

English word "about"(nervous) occurs in sets:

verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions M, N, O
N prepositions dział 4

12. joke

It's no joke.

A cracker contains a small toy, a paper hat and a piece of paper with a joke.

In the same way, a Russian might fail to see anything amusing in a joke which would make an Englishman laugh to tears.

You're probably going to think this is a joke, but I was a punk rocker when I was a kid.

The joke about the chicken crossing the road to get to the other side is an example of "anti-humor": meant to be funny because, on the surface, it is not.

What kind of jokes should be forbidden?

Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up.

In fact, there is a joke about passport photos: If you really look like the picture in your passport, you certainly need a vacation!

An Englishman, a Belgian and a Dutchman enter a pub and sit down at the counter. Says the barkeeper, "Wait a minute, is this a joke or what?"

Of course he thought it was a joke and let it slide with a "hm?" but he was seriously annoyed. I mean, just don't say things like that even as a joke!

Christopher Columbus once used the same joke 256 times in one day... thereby causing his entire crew to die of laughter.

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke with someone else.

If you repeat a joke two hundred fifty six times, it will set everybody's teeth on edge.

English word "about"(joke) occurs in sets:

verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions J, K, L

13. anxious

Anxious for a quick decision, the chairman called for a vote.

feel anxious

Tomorrow is back-to-school day! For once, I'm anxious to go back.

How can I help the person if they are frightened or anxious? Keep yourself calm so you can think more clearly and help the person who’s having the stroke. Help them sit or lie down and reassure them that help is on its way.

Well, I tried to grow some tomatoes once. And to be honest it made me rather anxious.

My mother always gets a bit anxious if we don't arrive when we say we will. I saw my sister's anxious face at the window.

i think the best attitude is to take thinks seriously, but not to worry too much and make ourselves ill by becoming too nervously anxious.

It's probably becouse people are feeling more anxious

Janet loves the company of pepole and she always gets a bit anxious when she is alone

“When you’re feeling anxious, remember that you’re still you. You are not your anxiety.”

George had been hoping for a letter. He opened it with excitement. But he was also a little anxious.

You can let yourself be anxious even though your goal is to reduce anxiety.

In several countries, and especially in Greece, our fellow citizens are confused, anxious and deeply concerned about their and their children's future.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the publick to be the most anxious for its welfare.

14. right

It was right of Michael to tell you about it.

I am right.

Tom broke his right leg and was taken to hospital a few weeks before Christmas.

After slapping Tom's right cheek, Mary stomped on his left foot.

Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.

I don't think it's always right for local governments to submit to the central government.

We have a visitor right now. Would you mind waiting for a while?

I managed to find a parking place right in front of the building.

Where am I supposed to be right now? I can't find anyone in my group.

It may seem like a crazy idea, but I think we should go visit Tom and Mary right now.

Given her interest in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.

My mother disapproves of too much exercise right after lunch.

In Alaska you can see natural phenomena like the aurora, right?

You may be right, but we have a slightly different opinion.

I must have tried on everything in the shop, but nothing looked right on me.

15. talk

Don't talk!

Cats are like girls. If they talk to you it's great, but if you try to talk to them, it doesn't go so well.

Those who know do not talk. Those who talk do not know.

Many things are easy to talk about, but difficult to actually carry out.

He needs a few jokes to lighten up his talk.

He expected that their talk was going to be long.

Talk like that will raise suspicion.

Talk about the weather, the food at the party or your favorite drink.

He's shy, and never speaks unless spoken to. You have to talk to him.

The talk between labor and management yielded no definite results.

Tom and Mary always talk about the same old things. It gets kind of boring.

You can talk until you're blue in the face, but you'll never convince me.

If you heard him talk, you would suppose he was the master of the house.

She doesn't talk much, but once she does speak she is eloquent.

Can you take notes for me during the professor's talk?

16. forget

Forget it.

When we are together, I forget all the unhappy times we've had.

When I have a lot on my mind, sometimes I forget to eat.

What kind of person would forget to pick their children up after school?

His cousin, whose name I forget, was a nurse.

He is likely to have a book and a cracker at his meals--and then forget to eat the cracker!

Is it harder to forgive or to forget?

Forget your troubles for a while and come and have dinner with us.

If you want to go, then go. If you don't want to, then forget about it.

Forget it. It's not worth it.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you.

Susie is so constituted that she cannot forgive and forget things.

Forget the anxieties of life and learn to relax.

Forget it. He is our mutual friend, after all.

Could I be going soft in the head? I forget things so easily these days.

17. boast

boast about something

Tab 2 also boasting its new service that allows streaming content from your PC

Przemek often to invent and to boast about activity which he never doing

Poland boasts its beautiful mountains.

He likes to boast about his father's successful automobile business.

Despite his achievements, he is very humble and doesn't boast about them.

Well, that is, it's not something I can boast of, in fact it's not something I can talk unashamedly about in public.

It is his constant boast that he has a good memory for names.

She was boasting because her parents had just bought her a new car.

I'm getting sick and tired with him boasting about how brilliant and beautiful his daughters are!

I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages.

Never boast of your achievements; it is important to remain modest

Stop boasting, you're not that special

people boasting invites

Not wanting to boast but I've never got better than a 3 on my report card for home economics. Out of 10 that is.

18. about

Think about it.

Something you should know about me is that I spend a lot of time reading.

Tom asked Mary to see about getting front row seats at the Lady Gaga concert.

Didn't you know that he passed away about two years ago?

How far is it from here to your school? "It's about ten minute's walk."

Sooner or later, every parent has to have a talk with their children about the birds and the bees.

I asked many people about the store, but no one had heard of it.

Complaining about something is one way to adapt yourself to a new environment.

Even when she thought about something else, ideas of death returned to her mind.

He wasn't about to pass up that once-in-a-lifetime chance.

Prime numbers are like life; they are completely logical, but impossible to find the rules for, even if you spend all your time thinking about it.

We argued with each other about the best place for a holiday.

A mysterious legend has been handed down about this lake.

Sorry, but it all came about so suddenly that I haven't got a handle on the situation yet.

English word "about"(about) occurs in sets:

Nicholas' Sight Words

19. sad

I'm sad.

When poverty comes in the door, love flies out the window is a saying as old as it is sad.

I like to feel sad. I know that most people try to avoid any kind of sad feeling. But I think that is wrong.

Use a brief expression of condolence, such as: "On this sad occasion we grieve with you".

Oh name forever sad! forever dear! Still breathed in sighs, still ushered with a tear.

But you know, it would be sad to collect all these sentences, and keep them for ourselves. Because there's so much you can do with them. Which is why Tatoeba is open. Our source code is open. Our data is open.

When I was a teenager, my parents would never allow me to go out with boys so I was always sad.

I can't keep this up. It's an emotional roller coaster around here and all we have to do is look at the boss's face to know whether everybody is going to be happy or sad.

Kai dear! I'm really sad! Having my first experience in this way. "Eh?" "Skip-ping-town."

Is there really any guy who has such a sad face when they mess up?

For some reason it didn't go well, shot down at every attempt, and he led a sad "History of no girlfriend = Age" life.

Many letters of encouragement refreshed my sad heart.

W sadzie były dwa rzędy jabłoni i trzy śliw.)

In the end, one always ends up wishing to annihilate one's fellow man. Therein lies the sad fate of humanity.

Anyway, as long as it's a man, anybody should do. It's sad that you don't have a boyfriend yet.