Question

Your friend is afraid to walk home alone? ( frame polite questions)​

Answer 1

Afraid meaning ‘feeling fear’

Afraid as an adjective means ‘feeling fear’. We use it with of + noun, of + -ing form, a to-infinitive, or a that-clause:

Are you afraid of the dark? (of + noun)

She seemed afraid of walking home alone. (of + -ing form)

If you don’t understand, don’t be afraid to ask. (to-infinitive)

They looked afraid that we might get lost in the city center. (that-clause)