Talk:anxious

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Usage note: for vs about[edit]

If you are anxious about someone or something, you are worried about them, I was quite anxious about George.
If you are anxious for something, you want to have it, or you want it to happen, Many civil servants are anxious for promotion.
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--Backinstadiums (talk) 09:04, 12 August 2021 (UTC)Reply