English

Pronunciation
IPA|/fr�t/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�t|-�t

Etymology 1
Old English fretan, from a base corresponding to for- + eat. Cognate with Dutch vreten, German fressen.

Verb
en-verb|frets|fretting|fretted or fret|fretted or fretten(usually in compounds)

1. context|transitive|obsolete/poetic To devour, consume.
2. transitive|and|intransitive To gnaw, consume, eat away.
3. transitive To chafe or irritate; to worry.
4. intransitive To worry or be anxious.

Translations
trans-top|to devour, consume
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trans-top|To gnaw, consume, eat away
trans-mid
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trans-top|To chafe or irritate; to worry
Finnish: hermoilla, olla huolissaan
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trans-top|To worry or be anxious
Finnish: hermoilla, olla huolissaan
Norwegian: fortvile
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Etymology 2
Origin unknown.

Noun
en-noun

1. music One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar or other musical instrument that marks note positions for fingering.
2. An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief).

Translations
trans-top|One of the pieces of metal/wood/plastic across the neck of a guitar
Finnish: otenauha
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trans-top|An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines
Finnish: koristekuvio
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Dutch

Noun
fret m

1. ferret, Mustela putorius furo

fr:fret
ko:fret
io:fret
nl:fret
ru:fret
te:fret
vi:fret
zh:fret

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