apprehensive (B2)
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˌæprɪˈhɛnsɪv/
Definition
Feeling anxious or uneasy about something that might happen; fearful about the future.
Examples
She felt apprehensive about starting her new job in a different city.
The students were apprehensive as they waited for their test results.
He was understandably apprehensive about speaking in front of such a large audience.
How to Use apprehensive
- apprehensive about something (prepositional phrase)
- Feeling worried or anxious concerning a particular thing or event. — "They were apprehensive about the long journey ahead."
- apprehensive that (collocation)
- Feeling worried or anxious that a particular negative event might occur. — "She was apprehensive that she might not pass the exam."
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