anxiously

Everyday

1. In a worried, nervous way: she waited anxiously for the results. tree →
2. Wanting something very much and impatient for it: anxiously awaiting the holidays. tree →

In the lessons

Used often in stories to show worry: Alice looks anxiously around; the White Rabbit checks his watch anxiously. In everyday life: waiting anxiously for news. Health: if worry stops you sleeping or eating, talk to a grown-up you trust.

Examples

• The White Rabbit looked anxiously at his watch. tree →
• We waited anxiously for the doctor. tree →
• She looked anxiously at the dark sky. tree →
• Alice asked anxiously, «Will I grow again?» tree →
• Mole peered anxiously into the Wild Wood. tree →
• The parents anxiously watched the rescue. tree →
• He checked his answers anxiously. tree →
• “But not really, Wendy?” he asked anxiously. tree →

Note

Adverb of «anxious». Noun: anxiety. Spelling trap: anx-I-ous-ly.

In Jewish tradition

Here it means waiting with worry, as the people of Maroth hope for good when disaster is coming from the LORD. In the primary lessons: Used often in stories to show worry: Alice looks anxiously around; the White Rabbit checks his watch anxiously. In everyday life: waiting anxiously for news. Health: if worry stops you sleeping or eating, talk to a grown-up you trust.

Examples

• For the inhabitant of Maroth waiteth anxiously for good; because evil is come down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem. (Prophets MIC.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adverb of «anxious». Noun: anxiety. Spelling trap: anx-I-ous-ly.