anxious

anxious
adjective
1) (troubled) besorgt

be anxious about something/somebody — um etwas/jemanden besorgt sein

we were all so anxious about you — wir haben uns (Dat.) alle solche Sorgen um Sie gemacht

2) (eager) sehnlich

be anxious for something — ungeduldig auf etwas (Akk.) warten

have an anxious desire to do something — ängstlich darauf bedacht sein, etwas zu tun

he is anxious to please — er ist bemüht zu gefallen

an anxious time — eine Zeit banger Sorge

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['æŋkʃəs]
adjective
1) (worried about what may happen or have happened: She is anxious about her father's health.) besorgt
2) (causing worry, fear or uncertainty: an anxious moment.) bange
3) (wanting very much (to do etc something): He's very anxious to please.) bestrebt
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anx·ious
[ˈæŋ(k)ʃəs]
adj
1. (concerned) besorgt
she always gets \anxious if we don't arrive when we say we will sie macht sich immer Sorgen, wenn wir nicht zur angegebenen Zeit zurückkommen
\anxious look besorgter Blick; (more serious) sorgenvoller Blick
to be \anxious about sth sich dat um etw akk Sorgen machen, um etw akk besorgt sein; (more serious) um etw akk Angst haben
2. (eager) bestrebt
I'm \anxious that we get there on time ich hoffe [sehr], dass wir rechtzeitig dort ankommen
to be \anxious to do sth [eifrig] darauf bedacht sein, etw zu tun
to be \anxious for sth ungeduldig auf etw akk warten
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['ŋkSəs]
adj
1) (= worried) besorgt; person (as character trait) ängstlich; thoughts ängstlich

to be anxious about sb/sth — sich (dat) um jdn/etw Sorgen machen, um jdn/etw besorgt sein

to be anxious about doing sth — Angst haben, etw zu tun

2) (= 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) ...

3)

(= strongly desirous) to be anxious for sth — auf etw (acc)

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 sth — 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

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anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs; -ŋʃ-] adj (adv anxiously)
1. a) ängstlich
b) besorgt:
be anxious about (oder for) besorgt sein wegen oder um, sich Sorgen machen wegen oder um
c) bang(e)
2. fig (for; to inf) begierig (auf akk; zu inf), (ängstlich) bedacht (auf akk; darauf zu inf), bestrebt (zu inf), eifrig bemüht (zu inf):
be anxious to do sth etwas unbedingt tun wollen;
I am anxious for his report ich bin auf seinen Bericht gespannt;
I am anxious to know ich möchte gern wissen;
I am very anxious to see him mir liegt viel daran, ihn zu sehen;
he is anxious to please er gibt sich alle Mühe, es allen recht zu machen
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adjective
1) (troubled) besorgt

be anxious about something/somebody — um etwas/jemanden besorgt sein

we were all so anxious about you — wir haben uns (Dat.) alle solche Sorgen um Sie gemacht

2) (eager) sehnlich

be anxious for something — ungeduldig auf etwas (Akk.) warten

have an anxious desire to do something — ängstlich darauf bedacht sein, etwas zu tun

he is anxious to please — er ist bemüht zu gefallen

3) (worrying)

an anxious time — eine Zeit banger Sorge

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(about, for) expr.
besorgt (um, wegen) adj.
ängstlich adj. adj.
bang adj.
besorgt adj.
ängstlich adj. n.
unruhig adj.

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