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Adnan07 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
which sentence is correct?
1) We were anxious for you.
2) We were anxious about you.
2) We were anxious about you.
Top answer
I would use (2). It seems that some people do use (1).
- I would use (2).
- It seems that some people do use (1).
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GPYI would use (2).It seems that some people do use (1).GPY, thanks for answering.
“We were anxious for you” is from LDOCE, (http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/anxious). I couldn’t find in any other dictionary where ‘anxious for’ is used and the meaning is ‘worri
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Worried about you is by far the more common way to say this, but anxious may be used also. Like GPY, I prefer #2, though to my surprise they seem to be about equal in popularity overall.
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