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anxious

anxious

Meaning of anxious

English

worried or nervous about something

Русский

переживающий, что что-то пойдёт не так

anxious

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈæŋkʃəs/
American English
/ˈæŋkʃəs/

anxious with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом anxious

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Тревога и беспокойство

Worry
anxious about
беспокоиться о

I'm anxious about my mother living alone.

Я беспокоюсь о матери, которая живёт одна.

feel anxious
тревожиться

She feels anxious whenever her phone rings late at night.

Она тревожится, когда её телефон звонит поздно ночью.

  • get anxiousразволноваться

Тревожные моменты

Tense moments
an anxious wait
тревожное ожидание

We faced an anxious wait outside the interview room.

У дверей комнаты для собеседований мы провели время в тревожном ожидании.

anxious moments
тревожные минуты

I had some anxious moments when I couldn't find my daughter.

Я пережил тревожные минуты, когда не мог найти дочь.

  • an anxious lookвстревоженный взгляд

Сильное желание

Strong wish
anxious to
очень хотеть

I was anxious to get home and open the package.

Я очень хотел вернуться домой и открыть посылку.

anxious for news
с нетерпением ждать новостей

We were anxious for news after our sister's interview.

После собеседования сестры мы с нетерпением ждали новостей.

  • anxious for an answerс нетерпением ждать ответа

anxious usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She looks anxious before the exam.

Она выглядит встревоженной перед экзаменом.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The anxious mother waited by the phone.

Встревоженная мать ждала у телефона.

anxious synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between anxious, worried, nervous, concerned, uneasy, stressed, apprehensive, and troubled

worried
🇬🇧English

the most common, neutral word for this feeling

very often

ENMom is worried because you're late.

nervous
🇬🇧English

worried before an event like an exam

very often

ENI'm nervous before my interview.

C
🇬🇧English
concerned

worried; softer and more formal

often

ENWe are concerned about his health.

U
🇬🇧English
uneasy

slightly worried, feeling something is wrong

rare word

ENI felt uneasy in the dark street.

S
🇬🇧English
stressed

under pressure from work or problems

very often

ENShe's stressed because of work.

T
🇬🇧English
tense

nervous and unable to relax

often

ENHe looks tense before the game.

Advanced: broader words

A
🇬🇧English
apprehensive

worried about the future; formal

rare word

ENShe was apprehensive about moving abroad.

T
🇬🇧English
troubled

Deeply worried for a long time; anxious is before an event.

rare word

ENHe looked troubled after the call.

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Questions about this word

What does anxious mean?

worried or nervous about something

How do you pronounce anxious?

anxious is pronounced [ˈæŋkʃəs].

How is anxious used in a sentence?

Она выглядит встревоженной перед экзаменом. Translation: She looks anxious before the exam.

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