ask anxiously

verb phrase

Meaning

Inquire about something while feeling nervous, worried, or uneasy about the outcome.

Examples

She asked anxiously if the doctor had received the test results yet.
He asked anxiously whether the train would arrive before his meeting started.

Synonyms: inquire nervously, ask apprehensively, ask fretfully

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ask anxiously

verb phrase

Pronunciation: /æsk ˈæŋk.ʃəs.li/

Definition

Inquire about something while feeling nervous, worried, or uneasy about the outcome.

Examples

She asked anxiously if the doctor had received the test results yet.
He asked anxiously whether the train would arrive before his meeting started.

Synonyms of ask anxiously

Words with a similar meaning to ask anxiously:

inquire nervously
ask apprehensively
ask fretfully

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