word-vault/dist/data/cards/an/anxious.json

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{
    "term": "anxious",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "feeling worried or nervous",
            "sensetop": "anxious about somethinganxious for somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bus was late and Sue began to get anxious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt very anxious and depressed about the future.",
                    "contextForm": "anxious about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seemed anxious about the meeting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Parents are naturally anxious for their children.",
                    "contextForm": "anxious for somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was watching the clock and becoming increasingly anxious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The delays only made him more anxious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm becoming very anxious about my son."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students are understandably anxious about getting work after graduation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no need to get unduly anxious on my account."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are extremely anxious for her safety."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["about", "for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "causing worry; showing worry",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The family faces another anxious wait for news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were a few anxious moments in the baseball game."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an anxious look/face/expression"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "wanting something very much",
            "sensetop": "anxious to do somethinganxious for somethinganxious for somebody to do somethinganxious that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was anxious to finish school and get a job.",
                    "contextForm": "anxious to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **anxious not to** be misunderstood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are plenty of graduates anxious for work.",
                    "contextForm": "anxious for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm anxious for her to do as little as possible.",
                    "contextForm": "anxious for somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He walked quickly down the road, anxious that he should not be late.",
                    "contextForm": "anxious that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seemed anxious to return to more familiar ground."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was anxious to get the whole thing over with."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were anxious to avoid any repeat of the incident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Polly became anxious to see her father and her friends."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæŋkʃəs/",
                "audio": "an/anxious/anxious__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈæŋkʃəs/",
                "audio": "an/anxious/anxious__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Latin anxius (from angere ‘to choke’) + -ous."
}