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anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs ˈæŋʃəs] adj
1. worried and tense because of possible misfortune, danger, etc.; uneasy 2. fraught with or causing anxiety; worrying; distressing an anxious time 3. intensely desirous; eager anxious for promotion [from Latin anxius; related to Latin angere to torment; see anger, anguish] anxiously adv anxiousness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
anxious adjective 1. eager, keen, intent, yearning, impatient, itching, ardent, avid, expectant, desirous He is anxious that there should be no delay. eager reluctant, hesitant, loath, nonchalant, disinclined 2. uneasy, concerned, worried, troubled, upset, careful, wired (slang), nervous, disturbed, distressed, uncomfortable, tense, fearful, unsettled, restless, neurotic, agitated, taut, disquieted, apprehensive, edgy, watchful, jittery (informal), perturbed, on edge, ill at ease, twitchy (informal), solicitous, overwrought, fretful, on tenterhooks, in suspense, hot and bothered, unquiet (chiefly literary), like a fish out of water, antsy (informal), angsty, on pins and needles, discomposed He admitted he was still anxious about the situation. uneasy certain, cool, collected, confident, calm, assured, composed, unfazed (informal), unperturbed, nonchalant Translations anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] ADJ 1. (= worried) [person] → preocupado, inquieto; [expression] → de preocupación, de inquietud; [face, eyes] → angustiado you'd better go home, your mother will be anxious → es mejor que te vayas a casa, tu madre estará preocupada or inquieta to be anxious about sth → estar preocupado por algo he was anxious about starting his new job → le preocupaba empezar en el nuevo trabajo I'm very anxious about you → me tienes muy preocupado to become or get anxious → ponerse nervioso to feel anxious → estar preocupado, estar inquieto with an anxious glance → con una mirada llena de preocupación or inquietud in an anxious voice → en un tono angustiado 2. (= worrying) [situation, wait] → angustioso; [hours, days] → lleno de ansiedad, angustioso it's been a very anxious time for me → ha sido un periodo muy angustioso para mí, he pasado un periodo lleno de ansiedad it was an anxious moment → fue un momento angustioso 3. (= keen) he's anxious that nothing should go wrong → no quiere que exista el más mínimo riesgo de que algo salga mal, no quiere de ninguna manera que nada vaya mal I am very anxious that he should go → quiero que vaya a toda costa she is anxious to see you before you go → tiene muchas ganas de verte antes de que te vayas I'm not very anxious to go → tengo pocas ganas de ir anxious to please her mother, she cleaned the house → deseosa de or deseando agradar a su madre, limpió la casa to be anxious for reform → desear or ansiar una reforma he is anxious for results → está deseoso de or ansioso por ver resultados to be anxious for promotion/success → ansiar or ambicionar un ascenso/el éxito he was anxious for her to leave → estaba impaciente por que ella se marchara, tenía muchas ganas de que ella se marchara anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] adj (= worried) [person, expression] → anxieux/euse, (très) inquiet/ète to be anxious about sb → se faire du souci pour qn I'm very anxious about you → Je me fais beaucoup de souci pour toi. to grow anxious, to get anxious → s'inquiéter (= causing worry) [time, moment] → angoissant(e) anxious adj (= worried) → besorgt; person (as character trait) → ängstlich; thoughts → ängstlich; to be anxious about somebody/something → sich (dat) → um jdn/etw Sorgen machen, um jdn/etw besorgt sein; to be anxious about doing something → Angst haben, etw zu tun (= worrying) moment, minutes → der Angst, bang; wait → bang; it’s been an anxious time for us all → wir alle haben uns (in dieser Zeit) große Sorgen gemacht; he had an anxious time waiting for … → es war für ihn eine Zeit voll bangen Wartens auf (+acc) → … (= strongly desirous) to be anxious for something → auf etw (acc) → aus sein; we are anxious for all the assistance we can get → uns geht es darum, jede nur mögliche Hilfe zu bekommen; to be anxious to do something → bestrebt sein or darauf aus sein, etw zu tun; they were anxious to start/for his return → sie warteten sehr darauf abzufahren/auf seine Rückkehr; I am anxious that he should do it or for him to do it → mir liegt viel daran, dass er es tut anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs] adj a. (worried) → preoccupato/a, ansioso/a, in ansia, inquieto/a I'm very anxious about you → sono molto preoccupato or in pensiero per te with an anxious glance → con uno sguardo pieno d'ansia b. (causing worry, moment) → angoscioso/a c. (eager) anxious for sth/to do sth → impaziente di qc/di fare qc I am anxious that she should do it → ci tengo moltissimo che lo faccia he is anxious for success → ha un grande desiderio di successo I'm not very anxious to go → ho poca voglia di andarci adj anxious [ˈӕŋkʃəs] 1 worried about what may happen or have happened She is anxious about her father's health. besorg قَلِق، مُضْطَرِب البال загрижен plný úzkosti, znepokojený bekymret; ængstelig; urolig besorgt ανήσυχος ansioso, preocupado murelik نگران؛ دلواپس huolissaan anxieux חָרֵד चिन्तित tjeskoban aggódó resah, khawatir, cemas, gelisah kvíðinn ansioso; preoccupato 心配して 걱정하는 susirūpinęs norūpējies; noraizējies berdebar-debar bezorgd bekymret, engstelig, urolig niespokojny preocupado îngrijorat беспокоющийся ustarostený zaskrbljen zabrinut ängslig, bekymrad ที่วิตกกังวล endişeli, kaygılı 憂慮的 стурбований, стривожений مضطرب lo lắng 忧虑的 2 causing worry, fear or uncertainty an anxious moment. kommerwekkend مُسَبِّب لِلقَلَق създаващ грижи znepokojující urovækkende; angstfyldt bange αγωνιώδης, αβέβαιος de ansiedad, angustioso ärev نگران کننده tuskainen angoissant מַדאִיג चिन्ता करने वाला tjeskoban aggasztó meresahkan kvíðaþrunginn angosciante 不安な 염려되는 keliantis susirūpinimą, kupinas įtampos nemierpilns; nemierīgs cemas angstig urovekkende, angstfylt niopokojący aflitivo de tensiune тревожный znepokojujúci vznemirljiv teskoban bekymmersam ที่วิตกกังวล endişe verici, kaygı verici 令人憂慮或不安的 хвилюючий بے چین gây ra nỗi lo âu 令人忧虑的 3 wanting very much (to do etc something) He's very anxious to please. gretig تَوّاق إلى силно желаещ horlivě usilující ivrig; opsat (på) bestrebt που αδημονεί deseoso de, ansioso por õhinal valmis (midagi tegema) مشتاق؛ مایل halukas (très) désireux de מִשתוֹקֵק उत्सुक gorljiv alig várja ingin sekali óþreyjufullur desideroso 切望して 갈망하는 labai norintis ļoti gribošs (kaut ko izdarīt) tidak sabar verlangend ivrig, oppsatt (på) usilnie pragnący ansioso (foarte) dornic (să) стремящийся horlivo sa usilujúci zelo željan željan angelägen, ivrig ที่กระวนกระวาย hevesli, can atan 迫不及待的 той, що палко бажає بے قرار rất mong muốn cái gì 渴望的 adv anxiously gretig بِقَلَق тревожно úzkostlivě bekymret; ængsteligt ängstlich ανήσυχα ansiosamente murelikult, õhinaga با نگرانی huolestuneesti, innokkaasti avec inquiétude בִּדְאָגָה उत्सुक्तापूर्वक gorljivo nyugtalanul sikap resah, cemas dll með kvíða con ansia 気をもんで 걱정하여 neramiai, susirūpinus raižpilni dengan cemas bezorgd bekymret, engstelig niespokojnie, z niepokojem ansiosamente îngrijorat тревожно, беспокойно úzkostlivo v strahu teskobno ängsligt อย่างร้อนรนใจ endişeyle,istekle 渴望地 стурбовано, схвильовано بے چینی سے lo lắng 渴望地 n anxiety [aŋˈzaiəti] His health is a great anxiety to me; filled with anxiety about her child's health. angstigheid قَـلَـق тревога úzkost bekymring; ængstelse die Sorge ανησυχία ansiedad mure نگرانی؛ دلواپسی huoli anxiété חֲרָדָה, דְאָגָה चिंता zabrinutost aggodalom keresahan, kegelisahan, dll kvíði ansia, ansietà 心配 걱정 susirūpinimas, nerimas raizes; bažas tandatanya ongerustheid bekymring, engstelse niepokój ansiedade anxietate; îngrijorare тревога, беспокойство starosť, úzkosť bojazen, huda skrb zabrinutost bekymmer, oro ความวิตกกังวล endişe, kaygı 憂慮 неспокій, турбота اضطراب ، خوف ، افسردگی nỗi lo 忧虑 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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While they were assembled in anxious expectation of some terrible calamity, out came a Mouse. " in the market-place, and each Will turn upon his neighbor anxious eyes That ask:--"Art thou the man? Lemarrois had just arrived at a gallop with Bonaparte's stern letter, and Murat, humiliated and anxious to expiate his fault, had at once moved his forces to attack the center and outflank both the Russian wings, hoping before evening and before the arrival of the Emperor to crush the contemptible detachment that stood before him. |
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