Collocations for "anxious"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "anxious" in context.
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anxious
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- am anxious to [get, see, hear, have, find]
- am anxious about the [performance, exam, interview]
- felt anxious about [her health, his interview, the meeting]
- am anxious about [what, how, when]
- feel anxious about [going, trying, taking]
- am anxious that we will (not) [finish, arrive, find]
- was anxious for nothing
- can feel anxious at times
- always makes me (feel) anxious
- am (feeling) anxious because
- have never been as anxious as when
- am more anxious than [normal, usual]
- am [really, extremely, particularly, so] anxious (today)
- anxious and [depressed, worried, nervous, excited]
- have anxious [children, students]
- calm an anxious [child, dog, mind]
- an anxious feeling
- am having anxious thoughts
- was an anxious wait
- can have my anxious moments
- had [some, a few] anxious moments when
- we're in for an anxious [finish, ending, last few minutes]
- is always anxious to [please, impress]
- I'm anxious to [hear, know]
'anxious' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anticipation
- apprehensive
- begin
- calm
- depressed
- despair
- fearful
- feel
- get
- increasingly
- overly
- start
- still
- worried