Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you are ~ to do something or ~ that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
Both the Americans and the Russians are ~ to avoid conflict in South Asia...
He is ~ that there should be no delay...
Those ~ for reform say that the present system is too narrow.
= eager, keen
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ to-inf, ADJ that, ADJ prep
2.
If you are ~, you are nervous or worried about something.
The foreign minister admitted he was still ~ about the situation in the country...
A friend of mine is a very ~ person.
= nervous
ADJ
~ly
They are waiting ~ly to see who will succeed him.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
An ~ time or situation is one during which you feel nervous and worried.
The Prime Minister faces ~ hours before the votes are counted tomorrow night.
= uneasy
ADJ: ADJ n