anxious
Nervous and worriedNervous and worried.
Meaning
4 sensesNervous and worried.
ängstlich, besorgt, nervös
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
She was anxious to hear how her test results were.
I could tell she was anxious as she was biting her nails.
erregt, angespannt, verunsichert
озабо́ченныйozabóčennyj, беспоко́ящийсяbespokójaščijsja, встрево́женныйvstrevóžennyj
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
anxious labor
There was an anxious wait before the results were revealed.
causing or fraught with or showing anxiety
Earnestly desirous.
He is anxious to please, so you can count on him.
All the voters were anxious to hear the election result.
begierig, erpicht, bemüht
стремя́щийсяstremjáščijsja
eagerly desirous
Examples
459 sentencesTom was anxious to do that.
Тому було тривожно це робити. — deniko
She is very anxious for her son to succeed.
Вона палко бажає, щоб її син досяг успіху. — ChickenKiev
I'm a little anxious.
Я трохи хвилююсь. — deniko
Tom is a little anxious.
Том трохи стривожений. — deniko
Tom is anxious.
Тому тривожно. — deniko
deTom ist sehr besorgt. — Felixjp
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
Borrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχωBorrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω (ánkhō, “to choke”). See anger; angst.
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Forms
more anxious/anxiouser, most anxious/anxiousest| Comparative | more anxious / anxiouser Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most anxious / anxiousest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
13 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- is anxious to
- anxious to do
- is anxious about
- anxious about his
- is very anxious
- a little anxious
- was anxious for
- anxious to see
- very anxious to
- anxious to know
- anxious about your
- anxious about her