afraid so

əˈfreɪd səʊ

Definition

Definition of afraid so - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

regretful confirmationconfirming something unfortunate or undesirable is true

"Is the event canceled?" "Afraid so."
"Did we lose the match?" "Afraid so."
"Is the deadline tomorrow?" "Afraid so."

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I'm afraid so

exp.

yes, but with regret or sympathy for bad news

Are we out of tickets? I'm afraid so.

be afraid so

confirm with regret that something unwanted or unpleasant is true

When asked if the show was canceled, we had to be afraid so.

Expressions with afraid

afraid not

intj.

politely saying no or denying something

Are you coming to the party? Afraid not.

afraid of one's own shadow

exp.

exceptionally timid and easily frightened by small things

He is afraid of his own shadow and avoids all risks.

I'm afraid not

exp.

politely saying no or disagreeing with regret

I'm afraid not, we don't have any left.

afraid that's the case

exp.

reluctantly confirming an undesirable fact or situation

I'm afraid that's the case, we are out of stock.

deathly afraid

adj.

having an intense fear of something

He was deathly afraid of heights and avoided tall buildings.

be afraid

feel fear or anxiety

She is afraid of the dark.

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French:j'ai bien peur que oui, ...
German:Leider ja, ...
Italian:temo di sì, ...
Spanish:me temo que sí, ...
Portuguese:receio que sim, ...
Chinese:恐怕是的, ...
Japanese:残念ながらそうです, ...
Arabic:لِلْأَسَفِ، نَعَمْ, ...
Hebrew:אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁשׁ שֶׁכֵּן, ...
Russian:боюсь, что да, ...
Ukrainian:на жаль, так, ...
Hindi:मुझे डर है कि हाँ, ...
Bengali:তাই মনে হচ্ছে, ...
Catalan:em temo que sí, ...
Czech:bohužel ano, ...
Danish:desværre ja, ...
Dutch:helaas wel, ...
Greek:δυστυχώς, ναι, ...
Hungarian:attól tartok, igen, ...
Khmer:ខ្លាចតែអ៊ីចឹង, ...
Korean:안타깝지만 그렇습니다, ...
Persian:متأسفانه بله, ...
Polish:obawiam się, że tak, ...
Portuguese (BR):receio que sim, ...
Romanian:din păcate, da, ...
Swedish:tyvärr, ja, ...
Thai:เกรงว่าจะใช่, ...
Turkish:maalesef öyle, ...
Vietnamese:rất tiếc là đúng vậy, ...

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