anxiously
/ˈæŋkʃəsli/adverb
उच्चारण ऐंक्शस्ली
चिंता से, घबराहट के साथ, बेचैनी से
Core word
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in a way that shows you are worried and nervous
चिंता से, घबराहट के साथ, बेचैनी से
- Parents waited anxiously outside the exam centre.
- She looked anxiously at the clock.
- The family sat anxiously by the phone, waiting for news.
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- He glanced anxiously at the dark clouds before starting the journey.
- Students gathered anxiously around the notice board on the day of the results.
Synonyms nervously worriedly uneasily apprehensively
Opposite calmly confidently
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in a way that shows you want something very much
उत्सुकता से, बेसब्री से
- Radhika anxiously awaited the result of the interview.
- The children anxiously waited for the bell to ring.
- The fans waited anxiously for the first ball of the final.
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- Meera anxiously hoped that the train would not be late.
- They anxiously looked forward to the festival holidays.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
wait / watch / look + anxiously
Anxiously usually follows verbs of waiting, watching and looking to show worry about what may happen.
चिंता दर्शाने के लिए 'anxiously' प्रायः प्रतीक्षा करने, देखने या ताकने वाली क्रियाओं के बाद आता है।
- The parents waited anxiously outside the examination hall.
- She watched anxiously as the doctor read the report.
anxiously + wait for / await
With wait you need for; await takes the object directly and needs no preposition.
'Wait' के साथ 'for' आवश्यक है; 'await' सीधे object लेता है और उसके साथ preposition नहीं लगता।
- Students are anxiously waiting for the result.
- Students are anxiously awaiting the result.
anxiously + past participle / adjective
It can also modify an adjective or participle, such as anxiously awaited, to mean eagerly and with some worry.
यह adjective या participle को भी modify कर सकता है, जैसे 'anxiously awaited', जिसका अर्थ है उत्सुकता और कुछ चिंता के साथ।
- The anxiously awaited results were declared at noon.
adverb position
The adverb can come after the verb, before the verb, or at the start of a sentence for effect.
यह adverb क्रिया के बाद, क्रिया से पहले, या प्रभाव के लिए वाक्य के आरंभ में आ सकता है।
- Anxiously, Radhika opened the envelope.
- He anxiously checked his watch.
+Collocations 4
verb + anxiously
waitwatchlookaskglancelisten
- The mother looked anxiously at her feverish child.
anxiously + verb
awaitawaitscancheckscan the list
- The candidates anxiously scanned the merit list.
anxiously + waiting for
the resultthe callthe trainthe doctor
- We were anxiously waiting for the train in the cold.
anxiously + asked / enquired
askedenquiredwhisperedsaid
- 'Is he all right?' she asked anxiously.
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- The whole village anxiously watched the river rise during the floods.
बाढ़ के दौरान पूरे गाँव ने चिंता के साथ नदी का बढ़ता जल-स्तर देखा।
- Radhika anxiously turned the page to see her roll number.
राधिका ने अपना रोल नंबर देखने के लिए घबराहट के साथ पन्ना पलटा।
- The fans anxiously followed the last over of the match.
प्रशंसकों ने मैच का आख़िरी ओवर बेचैनी से देखा।
- He anxiously asked the clerk whether the form had been accepted.
उसने बेचैनी से क्लर्क से पूछा कि क्या फ़ॉर्म स्वीकार हो गया है।
- They anxiously hoped for rain before the crops dried up.
उन्होंने फ़सलें सूखने से पहले आतुरता से बारिश की आशा की।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The students waited anxiously the result.
✓ The students waited anxiously for the result.
Wait needs the preposition for before its object.
'Wait' के बाद object से पहले preposition 'for' आवश्यक है।
✗ She is anxiously about her exam.
✓ She is anxious about her exam.
After the verb be, use the adjective anxious, not the adverb.
'Be' verb के बाद adjective 'anxious' आता है, adverb 'anxiously' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Be anxious about something (worried) but anxious for something or anxious to do something (wanting it very much).
Be anxious about something (चिंतित होना) सही है, लेकिन anxious for something या anxious to do something का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को बहुत चाहना है।