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What does afraid mean?

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Adjective
  1. (predicative adjective) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
  2. (colloquial) regretful, sorry
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Next time you take your car to a Greek or Italian mechanic and he uses the Force to jack your car up instead of the hoist, be very afraid.
Rules, I'm afraid he's picked up from that obnoxious queenie friend of his.
The truest are not wafflers, and they are not afraid to stand up for something controversial.
His face wore an absent expression, as of deep thought, and I became afraid that if his eyes did light upon me he would nevertheless not see me.
And I don't know if I'm more afraid that it will be the hugest, grossest waste of my time ever, or that I will actually enjoy it.
Many people are now afraid to walk the streets of their own towns at night, which is an enormous shame.

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