fret
41fret — English has three separate words fret. Fret ‘irritate, distress’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic compound verb formed from the intensive prefix *fra and the verb *etan (ancestor of English eat), which meant ‘eat up, devour’. Its modern… …
42fret — English has three separate words fret. Fret ‘irritate, distress’ [OE] goes back to a prehistoric Germanic compound verb formed from the intensive prefix *fra and the verb *etan (ancestor of English eat), which meant ‘eat up, devour’. Its modern… …
43Fret — Transport de marchandises Le transport de marchandises est une activité économique réglementée, à la fois par chaque pays et au niveau international. Sommaire 1 Définition 2 Historique et importance 3 Réglementation …
44fret — [[t]fre̱t[/t]] frets, fretting, fretted 1) VERB If you fret about something, you worry about it. [V about/over n] I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else s problems... [V that] But congressional staffers fret that the… …
45fret — 1 verb fretted, fretting 1 (I, T) especially spoken to feel worried about small or unimportant things, or to make someone feel like this: Don t you fret everything will be all right. (+ about/over): Nicki was always fretting over something or… …
46fret — I. verb (fretted; fretting) Etymology: Middle English, to devour, fret, from Old English fretan to devour; akin to Old High German frezzan to devour, ezzan to eat more at eat Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to eat or gnaw into ; corr …
47fret — Synonyms and related words: ablate, abrade, abrase, ache, achievement, aching, afflict, aggravate, agitate, agonize, ail, air a grievance, alerion, angina, animal charge, annoy, annulet, arabesque, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, arouse …
48fret — {{11}}fret (n.) ornamental interlaced pattern, late 14c., from O.Fr. frete interlaced work, trellis work, probably from Frank. *fetur (Cf. O.E. fetor, O.H.G. feggara fetter ) perhaps from notion of decorative anklet, or of materials bound… …
49fret — fret1 verb (frets, fretting, fretted) 1》 be constantly or visibly anxious. 2》 gradually wear away by rubbing or gnawing. 3》 flow or move in small waves. noun chiefly Brit. a state of anxiety. Origin OE fretan devour, consume , of Gmc origin.… …
50fret — 1. v. & n. v. (fretted, fretting) 1 intr. a be greatly and visibly worried or distressed. b be irritated or resentful. 2 tr. a cause anxiety or distress to. b irritate, annoy. 3 tr. wear or consume by gnawing or rubbing. 4 tr. form (a channel or… …
