anxious+to+please

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• anxious — Anxiety, ‘uneasiness or trouble of mind’ (first recorded in a work of c.1525 by Sir Thomas More) underlies the traditional meaning of anxious, and in the 20c the development of psychiatric concepts such as anxiety neurosis have strengthened the… …   Modern English usage

• Anxious — Anx ious ([a^][ng]k sh[u^]s), a. [L. anxius, fr. angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. a gchein to choke. See {Anger}.] 1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• anxious — anxiously, adv. anxiousness, n. /angk sheuhs, ang /, adj. 1. full of mental distress or uneasiness because of fear of danger or misfortune; greatly worried; solicitous: Her parents were anxious about her poor health. 2. earnestly desirous; eager… …   Universalium

• please — please1 [ pliz ] interjection *** 1. ) used as a polite way of asking for something or of asking someone to do something: Would you help me, please? Could I please have change for a dollar? Would you please tell me how much this costs? 2. ) used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• anxious — /ˈæŋʃəs / (say angshuhs), /ˈæŋk / (say angk ) adjective 1. full of anxiety or solicitude; greatly troubled or solicitous: to be anxious about someone s safety. 2. earnestly desirous: anxious to please; anxious for your safety. 3. attended with or …  

• please */*/*/ — I UK [pliːz] / US [plɪz] interjection 1) used as a polite way of asking for something or of asking someone to do something Would you help me with these bags, please? Could I have change for a pound, please? Can you tell me how much this costs,… …   English dictionary

• please — v. 1 tr. (also absol.) be agreeable to; make glad; give pleasure to (the gift will please them; anxious to please). 2 tr. (in passive) a (foll. by to + infin.) be glad or willing to (am pleased to help). b (often foll. by about, at, with) derive… …   Useful english dictionary

• anxious — adj. 1 troubled; uneasy in the mind. 2 causing or marked by anxiety (an anxious moment). 3 (foll. by for, or to + infin.) earnestly or uneasily wanting or trying (anxious to please; anxious for you to succeed). Derivatives: anxiously adv.… …   Useful english dictionary

• anx´ious|ness — anx|ious «ANGK shuhs, ANG », adjective. 1. uneasy because of thoughts or fears of what may happen; troubled; worried: »Mother felt anxious about the children who had been gone an hour too long. 2. causing uneasy feelings or troubled thoughts;… …   Useful english dictionary

• anx´ious|ly — anx|ious «ANGK shuhs, ANG », adjective. 1. uneasy because of thoughts or fears of what may happen; troubled; worried: »Mother felt anxious about the children who had been gone an hour too long. 2. causing uneasy feelings or troubled thoughts;… …   Useful english dictionary

• anx|ious — «ANGK shuhs, ANG », adjective. 1. uneasy because of thoughts or fears of what may happen; troubled; worried: »Mother felt anxious about the children who had been gone an hour too long. 2. causing uneasy feelings or troubled thoughts; worrying;… …   Useful english dictionary