anxious meaning
anxious :
worried, nervous
adjective
▪ She felt anxious before the test.
▪ She felt worried before the test.
▪ He is anxious about his new job.
▪ He is nervous about his new job.
paraphrasing
▪ uneasy – worried
▪ apprehensive – nervous
▪ concerned – worried
▪ restless – unable to relax
Pronunciation
anxious [ˈæŋk.ʃəs]
The stress is on 'anx' and sounds like 'angk-shuhs'.
Common phrases and grammar about anxious
anxious - Common meaning
adjective
worried, nervous
Part of Speech Changes for "anxious"
▪ anxiety (noun) – worry or nervousness
▪ anxiously (adverb) – in a worried or nervous way
Common Expressions with "anxious"
▪ anxious about – worried about
▪ anxious for – eager for
▪ anxious to do – eager to do
▪ anxious feeling – nervous feeling
Important examples of anxious in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, anxious is often used to describe feelings about future events.
Example of a confusing word: eager (keen or enthusiastic)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Anxious is used as an adjective and often appears in grammar questions to test adjective placement.
anxious
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
anxious to please
'eager to make others happy', used when describing someone’s behavior.
anxious for change
means 'eager for something new', used when someone wants a new situation.
Differences between similar words and anxious
anxious
,
nervous
differences
Anxious often implies worry about something specific, while nervous can be more general about any situation.
anxious
,
eager
differences
Anxious can mean worried, while eager means excited and looking forward to something.
Words with the same origin as anxious
The origin of anxious
anxious comes from the Latin 'anxius', which means 'worried or troubled'.
Word structure
It has the root anx (troubled) and suffix ious (full of), meaning 'full of worry'.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
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