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Youngbuts Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

About the verb worry

Now I worry about the verb worry. I wonder if I can say "My boss worries me about the problem." in order to mean "My boss makes me worry about the problem."

I know "The problem worries me" is possible and "The problem" which is the subject of the verb "worry" is in fact the cause of worrying me. What confuses me is whether the subject of the verb "worry" could be an agent who command or make me to worry about something.

According to any English dictionary, native speakers say "He worry himself sick about something." To me the subjedt of this sentence, "He" seems to be an agent who make, force or command myself to worry about something. So, I have got the question above.

Thanks in advance. I hope everybody has happy days.
  

Top answer

" It's not the best solution. No. Maybe The boss makes me worried about the problem .

— CalifJim

  • " It's not the best solution.
  • No.
  • Maybe The boss makes me worried about the problem .
  • Or possibly I worry about the problem because of the boss .
  • Or The boss gives me reason to [worry / be worried] about the problem.
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youngbuts I wonder if I can say "My boss worries me about the problem." in order to mean "My boss makes me worry about the problem."
It's not the best solution. No. Maybe The boss makes me worried about the problem. Or possibly I worry about the problem because of the boss. Or The boss gives me reason to [worry / be worried] about the pr
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Thank you very much. Now I become to be very clear about this problem. Emotion: happy
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I have one more question. If I say "My boss worries me", does the sentence mean the same as "I worry about my boss." or it implies my boss annoies me by doing something or by his charater? When I hear "My boss surprises me.", I can guess the boss does something and make the speaker surprised. What I mean is in the verb "surprise" I can feel the subject of "surprise" does something. So I wonder whe
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youngbutsIf I say "My boss worries me", does the sentence mean the same as "I worry about my boss."
Yes, they are very similar.
youngbutsor does it imply my boss annoys me by doing something or by his chara
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Thank you for your kindness. I think now I understand the the word, worry. ^^
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