Dread の後には通常 動名詞 あるいは所有形容詞 + 動名詞が来ます。最もよくある例外は dread の後にthinkの不定詞が来るI dread to thinkという表現に使われる場合です。Dread の後には名詞が来る場合もあります。
例
- I dread diving off the high board.
- I dread driving at night.
- I dread your leaving someday.
- I dread his losing his way home.
- I dread to think what might happen.
- I dread to think about him disappearing.
- I dread conflict.
- I dread the night.