Don't worry means “don't be anxious, it's all right”. People say it to reassure someone or to reply to an apology: Sorry, I forgot your book. — Don't worry, bring it tomorrow. It suits friends and clients alike.
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Don't worry.; Don't worry about + noun/-ing/me; Don't worry, + I'll…; Don't worry if + clause
- Don't worry about the tickets, I've already booked them online.
- Don't worry if you can't finish it today — the deadline is next Friday.
- Shall I bring anything to the party? — Don't worry, we've got plenty of food.
What changed
First versionDon't worry for me, I'll take a taxi home after the party.
RevisionDon't worry about me, I'll take a taxi home after the party.
Worry for is possible when people fear for someone's safety, but when you ask someone not to worry about you, a native speaker says about: worry about me, about the exam, about money. In the correction, for was replaced with about.
In reply to an offer of help, don't worry is a polite “no need, don't trouble yourself”: Shall I pick you up from the station? — Don't worry, I'll get a taxi. Nobody is reassuring you; they're turning the offer down. The similar no worries is more often a reply to thanks or an apology: Thanks for waiting. — No worries.
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Your friend apologises for being late, and you say: “Don't worry ___ it, we've only just sat down.”
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about — Your friend apologises for being late, and after worry, the thing you're worried about is introduced with about: don't worry about it. Nobody says don't worry for it in this phrase.
A friend apologises that they can't help you move house on Saturday. Write a reply: reassure them and say who will help instead.
Don't worry about Saturday — my brother is coming to help me with the boxes.
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