They were apprehensive that the situation would worsen.
Source: tatoeba (306752)
Worsen
//ˈwɜːsn̩//
Synonyms for "worsen" (212 found)
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Verb(16 words)
Strong matches (63)
Verb(29 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (106)
grow worseharmhaul aroundheat upheightenhot uphumblehurtimpairimproveincreaseinjureintensifyirritatejibelet downlowermagnifymake acutemake worse
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melioratemitigatemodifymodulatemutateoverthrowprovokeput backqualifyre createre-createrealignrebuildreconstructredesignrefitreformregressrelapseremakerenewreshaperestructureretrograderetrogressrevamprevivering the changesrotsharpenshiftshift the sceneshuffle the cardssickensinkslackenslip backsoursubvertswervetacktainttake a turnturnturn asideturn intoturn over a new leafturn the cornerturn the scaleturn the tablesturn the tideturn upside downundergo a changevaryveerwarpweakenwork a change
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4 entriesTranslations
95 translations across 34 languages.
Asturian
2 entries- empeorar verb (transitive: make worse)
- empeorarse verb (intransitive: get worse)
Belarusian
4 entries- пагарша́цца verb (intransitive: get worse)
- пагарша́ць verb (transitive: make worse)
- паго́ршыцца verb (intransitive: get worse)
- паго́ршыць verb (transitive: make worse)
Breton
2 entries- fallaat verb (transitive: make worse)
- fallaat verb (intransitive: get worse)
Bulgarian
2 entries- влошавам verb (transitive: make worse)
- влошавам се verb (intransitive: get worse)
Catalan
2 entries- empitjorar verb (transitive: make worse)
- empitjorar verb (intransitive: get worse)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 使……惡化 /使……恶化 verb (transitive: make worse)
- 使……變壞 /使……变坏 verb (transitive: make worse)
- 惡化 /恶化 verb (intransitive: get worse)
- 變壞 /变坏 verb (intransitive: get worse)
Czech
2 entries- zhoršit verb (transitive: make worse)
- zhoršit se verb (intransitive: get worse)
Dutch
2 entries- verergeren verb (transitive: make worse)
- verergeren verb (intransitive: get worse)
Esperanto
2 entries- plimalbonigi verb (transitive: make worse)
- plimalboniĝi verb (intransitive: get worse)
Finnish
4 entries- huonontaa verb (transitive: make worse)
- huonontua verb (intransitive: get worse)
- pahentaa verb (transitive: make worse)
- pahentua verb (intransitive: get worse)
French
1 entries- empirer verb (transitive: make worse)
Galician
4 entries- empeorar verb (transitive: make worse)
- empeorar verb (intransitive: get worse)
- malvar verb (transitive: make worse)
- malvar verb (intransitive: get worse)
Georgian
2 entries- გაუარესება verb (transitive: make worse)
- გაუარესება verb (intransitive: get worse)
German
3 entries- sich verschlechtern verb (intransitive: get worse)
- verschlechtern verb (transitive: make worse)
- verschlechtern verb (intransitive: get worse)
Hindi
2 entries- बिगड़ना verb (transitive: make worse)
- मंडराना verb (transitive: make worse)
Hungarian
2 entries- rosszabbodik verb (intransitive: get worse)
- rosszabbít verb (transitive: make worse)
Icelandic
1 entries- versna verb (intransitive: get worse)
Ingrian
2 entries- vaikenoittaa verb (transitive: make worse)
- vajeta verb (intransitive: get worse)
Italian
3 entries- andare di male in peggio verb (transitive: make worse)
- peggiorare verb (transitive: make worse)
- peggiorare verb (intransitive: get worse)
Japanese
4 entries- 悪くする verb (transitive: make worse)
- 悪くなる verb (intransitive: get worse)
- 悪化させる verb (transitive: make worse)
- 悪化する verb (intransitive: get worse)
Korean
2 entries- 악화되다 verb (intransitive: get worse)
- 악화하다 verb (intransitive: get worse)
Latin
4 entries- aggravor verb (intransitive: get worse)
- aggravō verb (transitive: make worse)
- dēteriorō verb (transitive: make worse)
- gravor verb (intransitive: get worse)
Polish
2 entries- pogarszać verb (transitive: make worse)
- pogorszyć verb (transitive: make worse)
Portuguese
4 entries- empiorar verb (transitive: make worse)
- empiorar verb (intransitive: get worse)
- piorar verb (transitive: make worse)
- piorar verb (intransitive: get worse)
Quechua
1 entries- anchayay verb (intransitive: get worse)
Romanian
2 entries- agrava verb (transitive: make worse)
- înrăutăți verb (transitive: make worse)
Russian
4 entries- уху́дшить verb (transitive: make worse)
- уху́дшиться verb (intransitive: get worse)
- ухудша́ть verb (transitive: make worse)
- ухудша́ться verb (intransitive: get worse)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- mùth verb (intransitive: get worse)
- rach bhuaithe verb (intransitive: get worse)
Spanish
4 entries- desmejorar verb (transitive: make worse)
- desmejorarse verb (intransitive: get worse)
- empeorar verb (transitive: make worse)
- empeorarse verb (intransitive: get worse)
Swedish
2 entries- förvärra verb (transitive: make worse)
- förvärras verb (intransitive: get worse)
Tagalog
4 entries- lumala verb (intransitive: get worse)
- lumubha verb (intransitive: get worse)
- palalain verb (transitive: make worse)
- palubhain verb (transitive: make worse)
Ukrainian
2 entries- погі́ршити verb (transitive: make worse)
- погі́ршувати verb (transitive: make worse)
Uzbek
1 entries- yomonlashmoq verb (intransitive: get worse)
Welsh
2 entries- gwaethygu verb (transitive: make worse)
- gwaethygu verb (intransitive: get worse)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Thank goodness it didn't worsen. But please don't push yourself yet.
Source: tatoeba (328014)
Because it inflames upper-airway tissues, smoking often leads to obstructive sleep apnoea. Alcohol and sedatives can worsen apnoea as well; acting as muscle relaxants, they make the airway smaller.
Source: tatoeba (3496299)
Could the situation worsen?
Source: tatoeba (4497037)
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