Phrase guide

I'm afraid not

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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phrase

Meaning 1

Unfortunately, no; I regret that that is not so.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Do you have any beer? No, I'm afraid not.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐怕不是 (kǒngpà bùshì) — unfortunately, no
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐怕沒有 /恐怕没有 (kǒngpà méiyǒu) — unfortunately, no
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐怕不行 (kǒngpà bùxíng) — unfortunately, no
  • Dutch: ik ben bang van niet — unfortunately, no
  • Finnish: valitettavasti ei — unfortunately, no
  • French: malheureusement pas — unfortunately, no
  • German: leider nicht — unfortunately, no
  • Hungarian: attól tartok, nem — unfortunately, no
  • Hungarian: sajnos nem — unfortunately, no
  • Hungarian: attól tartok, nincs — unfortunately, no
  • Hungarian: sajnos nincs — unfortunately, no
  • Icelandic: ég er hræddur um ekki — unfortunately, no
  • Indonesian: Aku rasa tidak — unfortunately, no
  • Korean: 아쉽게도 아닙니다 (aswipgedo animnida) — unfortunately, no
  • Macedonian: нажалост (nažalost) — unfortunately, no
  • Polish: obawiam się, że nie — unfortunately, no
  • Polish: niestety, nie — unfortunately, no
  • Russian: к сожале́нию (k sožaléniju) — unfortunately, no
  • Russian: бою́сь — unfortunately, no
  • Russian: что не́т (bojúsʹ, što nét) — unfortunately, no
  • Russian: вря́д ли (vrjád li) — unfortunately, no
  • Spanish: me temo que no — unfortunately, no
  • Swedish: tyvärr inte — unfortunately, no
  • Turkish: korkarım hayır — unfortunately, no