[drɛd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- anticipate with great apprehension or fear
(e.g: Jane was dreading the party)

- regard with great awe or reverence
(e.g: the man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan

[drɛd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- great fear or apprehension
(e.g: the thought of returning to London filled her with dread)

- a person with dreadlocks
(e.g: the band appeals to dreads and baldheads alike)

- a sudden take-off and flight of a flock of gulls or other birds
(e.g: flocks of wood sandpiper, often excitable, noisy, and given to dreads)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan

[drɛd], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- greatly feared; dreadful
(e.g: he was stricken with the dread disease and died)

- regarded with awe; greatly revered
(e.g: that dread being we dare oppose)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English ādrǣdan, ondrǣdan, of West Germanic origin; related to Old High German intrātan