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Hanuman_2000 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

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Hello,

1.Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.

2.Doctors are worried by the possible spread of the disease.

Do both the sentences convey same meaning?

Thanks.
  

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Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease. This is fine. Doctors are worried by the possible spread of the disease.

— Vsuresh

  • Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.
  • This is fine.
  • Doctors are worried by the possible spread of the disease.
  • "Worry by" sounds odd.
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hanuman_20001.Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.
This is fine.
hanuman_20002.Doctors are worried by the possible spread of the disease.
"Worry by" sounds odd.
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hanuman_2000Hello,1.Doctors are worried about the possible spread of the disease.2.Doctors are worried by the possible spread of the disease.Do both the sentences convey same meaning?Thanks.
Hello,
Yes both are correct and both have the same meaning.
We can use both "by" and "about" for the adjective "worried"

I'm really worried about m
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