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# anxious

adjective (anxious, more anxious, most anxious)

«anxious» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Anxious means worried or nervous about something that might happen: "she was anxious about the test". [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/#m2)

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

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

- When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him: 'Come and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and become anxious concerning us.' (Prophets 1SA.9.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anxious/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «anxious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/anxious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anxious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anxious.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «anxious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/anxious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«anxious» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/anxious.html) on Mova free.