1 eager to do something: --
[ + that ] I'm anxious that we get there on time because I don't think there'll be many seats left.
[ + to infinitive ] I'm anxious to get home to open my presents.
Developing countries that are anxious for hard currency can rarely afford to protect the environment.
2 wanting very much for something to happen; eager: --
[ + to infinitive ] It was getting late, and I was anxious to get home.
[ + to infinitive ] I’ve been anxious to meet you.
Having scored a significant triumph, he was anxious to consolidate his gain and began to move against those associated with his deceased brother.
British officials were anxious about their ability to understand what was really going on beneath the surface of existing local institutions.
Feeling angry, anxious, frustrated, guilty and uncomfortable when language brokering was associated with more problematic family relations.
Thus, the display of the potentiated blink reflex was not especially characteristic of either inhibited or anxious children.
This integration allows us to note that the two primary types of insecure attachment, avoidant and anxious-preoccupied, can occur at several developmental levels.
They are seen not as mere epiphenomena of being in an anxious state but as important factors in the aetiology and maintenance of the disorder.
This in turn will make the patients feel less anxious, less depressed and reduce the common feelings of helplessness that often accompanies cancer patients.
These findings suggest that there is little evidence that distress-prone infants become anxious-resistant babies.
