See Also: Ananda(encyclopedia)
Ananda Bazar Patrika(finance)
Global Ananda, SICAV, S.A.(finance)

anxious (oh) and Ananda (sh)


anxious (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: anxius]
worried about something
anxious about
::He was a bit anxious about the safety of the machinery.
anxious for
::We were anxious for you.
::She gave me an anxious look.
anxious (that)
::She was anxious that it might be cancer.
see usage note nervous
an anxious time or situation is one in which you feel nervous or worried
-synonym worrying worrying
::We had an anxious couple of weeks waiting for the test results.
::There was an anxious moment when the plane suddenly dropped.
feeling strongly that you want to do something or want something to happen
-synonym keen keen anxious to do sth
::The company is anxious to improve its image.
::He seemed most anxious to speak to me alone.
::The president is anxious not to have another crisis.
anxious for sb to do sth
::Why was she so anxious for me to stay?
anxious for
::We were all anxious for news.
anxious (that)
::Both sides were anxious that the agreement should be signed as quickly as possible.
-- anxiously adv
::She waited anxiously by the phone

Ananda (sh)




flourished 6th century BC, India

First cousin and disciple of the Buddha.

A monk who served as the Buddha's personal attendant, he became known as the "beloved disciple." It was Ananda who persuaded the Buddha to allow women to become nuns. By tradition, he was the only intimate disciple of the Buddha who had not attained enlightenment before his master's death; he attained that state just before the first Buddhist Council (งใ 544 or 480 BC), when he recited from memory the Sutta Pitaka. He is represented as the author of several Buddhist discourses.