fain

[ feyn ]

/ feɪn /

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adverb

gladly; willingly: He fain would accept.

adjective

content; willing: They were fain to go.

Archaic. constrained; obliged: He was fain to obey his Lord.

Archaic. glad; pleased.

Archaic. desirous; eager.

Origin of fain

before 900; Middle English; Old English fæg(e)n; cognate with Old Norse feginn happy; akin to fair¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fain

fain , faint, feign, feint

Words nearby fain

faille, fail-safe, fail-soft, failure, failure to thrive, fain, fainaigue, fainéant, fainites, fáinne, faint

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Example sentences from the Web for fain

The sight of you fills my heart with rapture, and I fain would gaze on you for hours.
Hildegarde's Holiday|Laura E. Richards
The monster became so ugly that he was fain at last to withdraw from the public gaze.
The Collector|Henry T. Tuckerman
Anything else at all, Mr. Fain, that you can tell us about this interview that we haven't covered already?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
“Everything seems quite satisfactory,” Uncle Jack was fain to say at last.
Patience Wins|George Manville Fenn

It must fain be left to the wisest heads, and perhaps better to time, to bring daylight from this darkness.
Patroclus and Penelope|Theodore Ayrault Dodge

British Dictionary definitions for fain

fain

/ (feɪn) /

adverb

(usually with would) archaic willingly; gladlyshe would fain be dead

adjective

obsolete

willing or eager
compelled

Word Origin for fain

Old English fægen; related to Old Norse fegiun happy, Old High German gifehan to be glad, Gothic fahehs joy; see fawn ²

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单词	fain
释义	fain [ feyn ] / feɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fain ON THESAURUS.COM adverb gladly; willingly: He fain would accept. adjective content; willing: They were fain to go. Archaic. constrained; obliged: He was fain to obey his Lord. Archaic. glad; pleased. Archaic. desirous; eager. Origin of fain before 900; Middle English; Old English fæg(e)n; cognate with Old Norse feginn happy; akin to fair¹ WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fain fain , faint, feign, feint Words nearby fain faille, fail-safe, fail-soft, failure, failure to thrive, fain, fainaigue, fainéant, fainites, fáinne, faint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fain The sight of you fills my heart with rapture, and I fain would gaze on you for hours. Hildegarde's Holiday\|Laura E. Richards The monster became so ugly that he was fain at last to withdraw from the public gaze. The Collector\|Henry T. Tuckerman Anything else at all, Mr. Fain, that you can tell us about this interview that we haven't covered already? Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy “Everything seems quite satisfactory,” Uncle Jack was fain to say at last. Patience Wins\|George Manville Fenn It must fain be left to the wisest heads, and perhaps better to time, to bring daylight from this darkness. Patroclus and Penelope\|Theodore Ayrault Dodge British Dictionary definitions for fain fain / (feɪn) / adverb (usually with would) archaic willingly; gladlyshe would fain be dead adjective obsolete willing or eager compelled Word Origin for fain Old English fægen; related to Old Norse fegiun happy, Old High German gifehan to be glad, Gothic fahehs joy; see fawn ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fain eager, game, inclined, minded, prepared, ready
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fain

adverb

adjective

Origin of fain

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Example sentences from the Web for fain

British Dictionary definitions for fain

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