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avid

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av·id  (vd)
adj.
1. Having an ardent desire or unbounded craving; greedy: avid for adventure.
2. Marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid sports fan.

[Latin avidus, from avre, to desire.]

avid·ly adv.

avid [ˈævɪd]
adj
1. very keen; enthusiastic an avid reader
2. (postpositive; often foll by for or of) eager (for); desirous (of); greedy (for) avid for revenge
[from Latin avidus, from avēre to long for]
avidly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.avid - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
desirous, wishful - having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem"
2.avidavid - marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"
enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"

avid
Translations
avid [ˈævɪd] ADJ [collector, viewer] → ávido; [supporter, fan] → ferviente
an avid readerun ávido lector
to be avid for sthestar ávido de algo

avid [ˈævɪd] adj [reader] → avide; [fan] → fervent(e); [golfer, gardener] → passionné(e)

avid
adj
(= desirous)gierig (for nach); (esp for fame, praise) → süchtig (for nach); avid for fameruhmsüchtig
(= keen)begeistert, passioniert; interestlebhaft, stark; he is an avid follower of this serieser verfolgt diese Serie mit lebhaftem Interesse; as an avid reader of your columnals eifriger Leser Ihrer Spalte; I am an avid readerich lese leidenschaftlich gern

avid [ˈævɪd] adj avid (for)desideroso/a (di), avido/a (di)
an avid reader → un(a) accanito/a or appassionato/a lettore/trice
avid [ˈævɪd] adj avid (for)desideroso/a (di), avido/a (di)
an avid reader → un(a) accanito/a or appassionato/a lettore/trice

avid
adj avid [ˈӕvid]
eager avid for information; an avid reader. gretig شَرِه، مُتَعَطِّش،تَوّاق، طَمّاع ненаситен dychtivý ivrig; begærlig begierig μανιώδης ávido ablas مشتاق؛ بسیار علاقمند innokas avide (de) נִלהָב लालायित lakom mohó keranjingan, gemar sekali ákafur, gráðugur avido 熱心な 열망하는 trokštantis, aistringas, užsidegęs kārs; alkatīgs sangat gemar gretig ivrig, begjærlig chętny, zapalony ávido avid (de) жаждущий dychtivý željan, radoveden željan ivrig, glupsk ซึ่งปรารถนา çok istekli, can atan 渴望的,熱切的 жадібний مشتاق ،دلدادہ khao khát
adv avidly
gretig بِشَراهَه، بِتَعَطُّش ненаситно dychtivě ivrigt; begærligt begierig μανιωδώς ávidamente aplalt مشتاقانه ahnaasti avidement בִּלְהִיטוּת उत्सुकता से lakomo mohón tekun með ákafa, græðgislega avidamente 熱心に 열렬하게 su užsidegimu kāri; alkatīgi dengan gemarnya gretig ivrig, begjærlig chętnie, gorliwie avidamente cu aviditate жадно dychtivo pohlepno strastveno ivrigt, glupskt อย่างปรารถนา arzuyla, istekle 渴望地 жадібно شوق سے ، پُر اشتیاق طور پر khao khát
n aˈvidity
gretigheid تَوق شَديد، شَره إلى ненаситност dychtivost ivrighed; begærlighed die Begierde μανία, λαχτάρα avidez aplus اشتیاق؛ ولع innokkuus avidité שַׁאֲפתָנוּת उत्सुकता lakomost mohóság ketekunan, kegemaran græðgi, ákafi avidità 熱心さ 탐욕 užsidegimas kāre; alkatība kegemaran gretigheid iver, begjærlighet chęć avidez aviditate жадность dychtivosť pohlepnost strast iver, glupskhet ความปรารถนา arzu, istek 熱切 жадібність دلدادگی lòng khao khát


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I believed her young, ardent, reckless, disillusioned, under sentence, feverish, avid of pleasure.
Philip, his restless mind avid for new things, became very devout.
She never mentioned the school, concerning which Anne was avid to hear; she never answered one of the questions Anne had asked in her letter.
 
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