awful
Something that is very bad, unpleasant, or of low quality. It is commonly used to describe negative experiences, feelings, or conditions.
Ejemplos
3 de 5The weather was awful, so we stayed home all day.
The weather was very bad, so we stayed home all day.
The company suffered an awful loss during the financial crisis.
The company suffered a very large and bad loss during the financial crisis.
I feel awful about forgetting your birthday.
I feel very sorry and bad about forgetting your birthday.
Familia de palabras
Truco para recordar
Think of the 'aw' sound people make when they see something sad or bad. A person who is 'full' of 'aw' is 'awful'.
Quiz rápido
The movie was so _____, we left the theater after only twenty minutes.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: awful
Ejemplos
The weather was awful, so we stayed home all day.
everydayThe weather was very bad, so we stayed home all day.
The company suffered an awful loss during the financial crisis.
formalThe company suffered a very large and bad loss during the financial crisis.
I feel awful about forgetting your birthday.
informalI feel very sorry and bad about forgetting your birthday.
The study describes the awful conditions in the urban slums of the 19th century.
academicThe study describes the extremely poor conditions in the urban slums of the 19th century.
It would be an awful mistake to cancel the contract now.
businessIt would be a very serious and bad mistake to cancel the contract now.
Familia de palabras
Colocaciones comunes
Frases Comunes
an awful lot
a very large amount or a great deal
feel awful
to experience deep regret or physical illness
look awful
to seem very ill or in a bad state
Se confunde a menudo con
Awful means very bad, while awesome means very good or impressive.
Offal refers to the internal organs of an animal used as food, whereas awful is a description of quality.
Notas de uso
In modern English, awful is almost exclusively negative. While it originally meant 'inspiring awe,' using it to mean 'great' is now obsolete.
Errores comunes
Learners often confuse 'awful' with 'awesome' because they share the same root. Remember: awful = bad, awesome = good.
Truco para recordar
Think of the 'aw' sound people make when they see something sad or bad. A person who is 'full' of 'aw' is 'awful'.
Origen de la palabra
Derived from the Old English 'egeful', meaning 'fearful or tending to cause fear'.
Patrones gramaticales
Contexto cultural
In some US and UK dialects, 'awful' is used as an intensifier (e.g., 'that's awful kind of you'), though this is grammatically informal.
Quiz rápido
The movie was so _____, we left the theater after only twenty minutes.
¡Correcto!
La respuesta correcta es: awful
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