anxious

Definition

  • adjective: afraid or nervous especially about what may happen
  • adjective: characterized by extreme uneasiness of mind or brooding fear about some contingency
  • often followed by 'to + verb'
  • synonyms: concerned, unquiet, uneasy

Examples

  • They were 'anxious' for their daughter. [=they were worried about what might happen to their daughter]

  • We experienced a few 'anxious' moments as we waited to hear the results of the test.

  • He was 'anxious' that the weather would not improve in time for the party.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) What? Where are you going? You agreed! We don't even have to use the salts. What are you looking at? I'm always anxious in the morning, when the mail arrives. As Apollinaire once said... Quote... "I'm desperate when I don't hear from you..." (..)
    2011 The Intouchables