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 →

2) Anxious can also mean wanting something very much: "he was anxious to help". tree →

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 →
• Mum was anxious when I was late home. tree →
• The anxious puppy hid under the table during the storm. tree →
• He is anxious about moving to a new school. tree →
• We were anxious to see who had won. tree →
• There was an anxious wait for the results. tree →
• Take deep breaths if you feel anxious. tree →
• Do not be anxious about food. tree →

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.
• "Slow to warm up" means shy or anxious with new people.
• Bullying can make children anxious, sad and afraid to go to school for a long time.
• Being the target of rumours can make a child lonely, anxious and afraid to go to school.
• Teasing about how someone looks can make them anxious and lonely for years.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «anxious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.