"be worried" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: is worried [present, singular, third-person], being worried [participle, present], was worried [past], been worried [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|be<is,being,was,been> worried}} be worried (third-person singular simple present is worried, present participle being worried, simple past was worried, past participle been worried)
  1. (chiefly in the negative) Synonym of be bothered (“to have the enthusiasm (to do something)”) Synonyms: be bothered [synonym, synonym-of]
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