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# anxious

«anxious» in Mova's school dictionary: **worried or nervous about something that might happen:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (anxious, more anxious, most anxious)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Anxious means worried or nervous about something that might happen: "she was anxious about the test". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#m1)

2) Anxious can also mean wanting something very much: "he was anxious to help". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories anxious characters bite their nails, can't sleep or keep checking things; it tells the reader they fear something will go wrong. In health lessons, feeling anxious is normal sometimes, and it helps to talk to a trusted grown-up. Phrases: anxious about, anxious for, anxious to, an anxious wait.

### examples

- I felt anxious before my first swimming lesson. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x1)
- Mum was anxious when I was late home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x2)
- The anxious puppy hid under the table during the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x3)
- He is anxious about moving to a new school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x4)
- We were anxious to see who had won. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x5)
- There was an anxious wait for the results. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x6)
- Take deep breaths if you feel anxious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x7)
- Do not be anxious about food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#x8)

### note

Pronounced "ANK-shus". Noun: anxiety; adverb: anxiously. Anxious about something (worried); anxious to do something (keen). Note: "anxious" for "keen" is older usage; most often it means worried.

### In the corpora

- ["Clingy" means anxious and unwilling to leave the parent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/8/)
- ["Slow to warm up" means shy or anxious with new people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/15-behaviour-and-school-reports/9/)
- [Bullying can make children anxious, sad and afraid to go to school for a long time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/55-bullying/22/)
- [Being the target of rumours can make a child lonely, anxious and afraid to go to school.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/202-rumours-and-gossip/24/)
- [Teasing about how someone looks can make them anxious and lonely for years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/298-compliments-differences-and-disabilities/24/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «anxious» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.