Meanings
- A general reassurance not to be concerned further with a subject.
- AustraliaCanadaMalaysiaNew ZealandSingaporeUKcolloquialespeciallyBe reassured that it does not bother me; I am not concerned.
Sorry if my music's bothering you. — No worries. I really like classical.
- AustraliaCanadaMalaysiaNew ZealandSingaporeUKcolloquialespeciallyIt was no problem; not at all; you're welcome (particularly, though not strictly, when the favour being acknowledged was requested or in response to a difficulty, rather than spontaneous).
Thanks so much for the lift. — No worries, I had to go that way anyway.
- AustraliaCanadaMalaysiaNew ZealandSingaporeUKcolloquialespeciallyDo not worry, I will do it.
I need this done by closing time. — No worries, I'll have it sorted.
Synonyms: not to worry, she’ll be right, no problem, no probs, no wucking furries, no wuckas, hakuna matata
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionDo not worry, I will do it.
I'll do it
Origin
From no + plural of worry (“concern, cause for anxiety”), but used flexibly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沒關係 /没关系, 沒事 /没事
- 沒關係 /没关系 (méiguānxi)it does not bother me
- 沒事 /没事 (méishì)it does not bother me
- 沒問題 /没问题 (méiwèntí)do not worry, I will do it
Czech v pohodě
- v pohoděit does not bother me
Estonian pole viga
- pole vigait does not bother me
Finnish ei haittaa, ei hätää
- ei haittaait does not bother me
- ei hätäädo not worry, I will do it
French pas de problème, ce n'est pas grave
- pas de problèmeit does not bother me
- ce n'est pas gravedo not worry, I will do it
- pas de problèmedo not worry, I will do it
German Keine Sorge, Keine Sorge
- Keine Sorgeit does not bother me
- Keine Sorgedo not worry, I will do it
Hungarian semmi gond, ne aggódj
- semmi gondit does not bother me
- ne aggódjit does not bother me
- nem zavarit does not bother me
Korean 괜찮아요
- 괜찮아요 (gwaenchanayo)it does not bother me
Malay jangan risau
- jangan risauit does not bother me
Polish nie ma sprawy, nic nie szkodzi
- nie ma sprawyit does not bother me
- nic nie szkodziit does not bother me
- nie ma za coit does not bother me
- nie ma sprawydo not worry, I will do it
Russian ничего́
- ничего́ (ničevó)it does not bother me
Spanish descuide (usted), no se preocupe (usted)
- descuide (usted)it does not bother me
- no se preocupe (usted)it does not bother me
- tranquiloit does not bother me
Cite this entry
no worries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20worries
“no worries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20worries. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no worries,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20worries.
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