Meaning

4 senses
  1. Nervous and worried.

    ängstlich, besorgt, nervös

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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 sentences
  1. Tom was anxious to do that.

    Тому було тривожно це робити. — deniko

  2. She is very anxious for her son to succeed.

    Вона палко бажає, щоб її син досяг успіху. — ChickenKiev

  3. I'm a little anxious.

    Я трохи хвилююсь. — deniko

  4. Tom is a little anxious.

    Том трохи стривожений. — deniko

  5. Tom is anxious.

    Тому тривожно. — deniko

    deTom ist sehr besorgt. — Felixjp

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown:
earnestly desirous:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
nervous and worried:
having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown:
earnestly desirous:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin anxius, from angō (“to cause pain, choke”); akin to Ancient Greek ἄγχω

Borrowed 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
Comparativemore anxious / anxiouser Lesson
Superlativemost anxious / anxiousest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

13 synonyms
extremely concerned (about the future):angstfuldisturbedrestlesssolicitous
causing anxiety:nerve-wracking
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

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

See also

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anxious — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto