worry about
phrasal verb.phrasal verb. to feel nervous or unhappy because you are thinking about problems or bad things that might happen.
phrasal verb. to experience anxiety or apprehension regarding a specific subject or potential outcome. The verb is intransitive but takes a prepositional object introduced by 'about'.
Don't worry about the mess; I will clean it later.
Many parents worry about their children's safety when they start walking to school alone.
Economists worry about the long-term implications of rising inflation on the purchasing power of middle-income households.
The object is usually the cause of the anxiety, such as a person, a situation, or a future event.
Contrast with 'care about' (to find something important) to help students distinguish between anxiety and general interest.
I am worrying for my exams.I am worrying about my exams.Learners often incorrectly use 'for' instead of the standard preposition 'about' with this verb.