anxious
Collocations
12(adj.)
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get, grow
Tom grew anxious as he waited for his test results from the doctor.
make sb
All the phone calls from the hospital made Sarah anxious about her mother's health.
ADV
desperately, extremely, very
increasingly
The team grew increasingly anxious as they waited to hear the competition results.
a bit, a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat | genuinely
naturally, understandably
Parents are understandably anxious when their children travel abroad for the first time.
unduly
She became unduly anxious about the exam results and couldn't sleep for a week.
suddenly
PREP
about
She felt anxious about the job interview and couldn't sleep the night before.
for
His parents were anxious for his safe return after he didn't call for three days.