1 C1 idiomatic informal
To continue making progress through difficulties while in a state of anxiety or uncertainty.
"They didn't have much money, but they worried along together and eventually things improved."
inseparable
worry along
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
To continue making progress despite difficulties, usually in a state of anxiety or worry.
In plain English
To keep going even though you are worried and things are hard.
What does "worry along" mean?
One main meaning — here's how to use it.
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To move 'along' (forward) while in a state of worry — fairly transparent.
Actually means
To keep going even though you are worried and things are hard.
Usage tip
An older, somewhat literary or dated phrase. More common in British English. Suggests a patient but anxious persistence — making do without confidence. Not frequently heard in everyday modern conversation; more likely to appear in narrative fiction or older texts.
Words that pair with "worry along"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
somehow as best one can quietly steadily
How to conjugate "worry along"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
worry along
I/you/we/they
3rd person
worries along
he/she/it
Past simple
worried along
yesterday
Past participle
worried along
have + pp
-ing form
worrying along
continuous
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