FRET

Meaning of FRET in English

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: fret · ted ; fret · ting

Date: 1602

: to press (the strings of a stringed instrument) against the frets

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FRET — I. ˈfret, usu -ed.+V verb ( fretted ; fretted ; fretting ; frets ) Etymology: Middle English freten, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FRET — (v. t.) To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — (v. t.) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — ( v. t. ) To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. t. ) To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — fret 1 — fretter , n. /fret/ , v. , fretted, fretting , n. v.i. 1. to feel or express …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — I. ˈfret verb ( fret·ted ; fret·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, to devour, fret, from Old English fretan to devour; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FRET — noun ·see 1st frith. 2. fret ·noun herpes; tetter. 3. fret ·vt to devour. 4. fret ·noun a saltire interlaced …
Webster English vocab
FRET — [fret] vb fret.ted ; fret.ting [ME, to devour, fret, fr. OE fretan to devour; akin to OHG frezzan to devour, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FRET — also called key pattern in decorative art and architecture, any one of several types of running or repeated ornament, consisting …
Britannica English vocabulary
FRET — fret BrE AmE fret ▷ frets frets ▷ fretted ˈfret ɪd -əd AmE ˈfret̬ əd ▷ fretting ˈfret ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FRET — / fret; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -tt- ) ( especially BrE ) fret (about / over …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRET — I. fret 1 /fret/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle fretted , present participle fretting ) [intransitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FRET — n. & v. --n. 1 an ornamental pattern made of continuous combinations of straight lines joined usu. at right angles. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRET — v. & n. --v. (fretted, fretting) 1 intr. a be greatly and visibly worried or distressed. b be irritated or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FRET — 1. v. & n. --v. (fretted, fretting) 1. intr. a be greatly and visibly worried or distressed. b be irritated …
Oxford English vocab
FRET — ( frets, fretting, fretted) 1. If you fret about something, you worry about it. I was working all hours and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FRET — I. verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ I'd sit in meetings, fretting about what was happening at home. ▪ Opponents …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FRET
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FRET — I 1. сущ. 1) раздражение, волнение; мучение, недовольство Syn : irritation, temper, irritation, passion, vexation 2) брожение (напитков); вторичное брожение …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRET — fret.ogg _I 1. fret n 1. раздражение; волнение to get /to work oneself/ into a fret - взвинтить /довести/ себя; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FRET — _I 1. fret n 1. раздражение; волнение to get /to work oneself/ into a fret - взвинтить /довести/ себя; разволноваться …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FRET — I fret 1. сущ. 1) раздражение, волнение; мучение, недовольство Syn: irritation , temper , irritation , passion , vexation 2) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FRET — I [§Їў«] fret.wav 1. сущ. 1) раздражение, волнение; мучение, недовольство Syn: irritation, temper, irritation, passion, vexation 2) брожение (напитков); вторичное брожение спиртных напитков Syn: worry 2. гл. 1) а) разъедать, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FRET — _I 1. _n. 1> раздражение, волнение; мучение 2> брожение (напитков) _Syn: worry 2. _v. 1> разъедать, подтачивать; размывать 2> подергиваться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FRET — I 1. n. 1. раздражение, волнение; мучение 2. брожение (напитков) Syn: worry 2. v. 1. разъедать, подтачивать; размывать 2. подергиваться …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FRET — _I fret 1. _n. 1> раздражение, волнение; мучение 2> брожение (напитков) 2. _v. 1> разъедать, подтачивать; размывать 2> подёргиваться рябью …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
FRET — прямоугольный орнамент; узор пересекающихся линий - Greek fret - staggered fret
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
FRET — fret n infml She gets into a fret whenever we're late Она начинает нервничать, стоит нам немного опоздать
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
FRET — I 1. сущ. 1) раздражение, волнение; мучение, недовольство Syn : irritation, temper, irritation, passion, vexation 2) брожение (напитков); вторичное брожение …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FRET — (worry) chagrinar; consumar se; (rub) fricter
English interlingue dictionary
FRET — hiwasa
English-Visayan vocabulary
FRET — I. verb (~ted; ~ting) see: eat Date: 12th century transitive verb 1. to eat or gnaw into ; corrode , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FRET — (v. i.) To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — (v. i.) To eat in; to make way by corrosion.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — (v. i.) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — (v. t.) To tease; to irritate; to vex.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — (v. t.) To impair; to wear away; to diminish.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — (v. t.) To devour.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — (n.) See 1st Frith.
Английский словарь Webster
FRET — ( v. t. ) To tease; to irritate; to vex.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. t. ) To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. t. ) To impair; to wear away; to diminish.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. t. ) To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. t. ) To devour.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. i. ) To eat in; to make way by corrosion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. i. ) To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. i. ) To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( v. i. ) To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle …
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FRET — ( n. ) The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) See 1st Frith.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) Herpes; tetter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — ( n. ) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FRET — v. worry, annoy, irritate; get annoyed; become worried; corrode, erode; wear out, tire; decorate with fretwork
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRET — n. irritation, worry, anxiety; erosion, wearing away; area that has been eroded; ornamental design; any of the ridges of wood …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FRET — n. Function: noun Etymology: perhaps from Middle French frete ferrule, from freter Date: circa 1500 : one of a series …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FRET — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 : an ornamental network especially : a medieval metallic or jeweled net for …
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FRET — n. Function: transitive verb Inflected Form: fret · ted ; fret · ting Etymology: Middle English, back-formation from fret, fretted …
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