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1 anxious
adj. bezorgd; verlangend[ æng(k)sjəs]1 bezorgd ⇒ ongerust, bekommerd2 verontrustend ⇒ zorgwekkend, beangstigend♦voorbeelden:he was anxious to leave • hij stond te popelen om te mogen vertrekkenshe is anxious for her mother to be there • zij wil dolgraag dat haar moeder er ishe was anxious that I should have all I wanted • hij deed zijn best aan mijn wensen tegemoet te komen -
2 anxious to
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3 I am very anxious to know the result
English-Dutch dictionary > I am very anxious to know the result
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4 he was anxious that I should have all I wanted
English-Dutch dictionary > he was anxious that I should have all I wanted
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5 he was anxious to leave
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6 she is anxious for her mother to be there
she is anxious for her mother to be thereEnglish-Dutch dictionary > she is anxious for her mother to be there
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7 three anxious days followed
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8 you needn't be anxious about me
you needn't be anxious about me
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