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istekli — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ambitious adj Having a strong desire for success, power, or achievement.
  • anxious adj Feeling nervous or worried, especially about something uncertain or upcoming.
  • keen adj Eager and enthusiastic about something.
  • solicitous adj Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.

Senses

istekli is used for these senses in English:

  • ambitious (followed by "of" or the infinitive) Very desirous
  • anxious Earnestly desirous.
  • keen (chiefly, Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
  • solicitous Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or to avoid anything evil.

ambitious — full definition

  1. adj Having a strong desire for success, power, or achievement.
  2. adj Requiring great effort or resources to accomplish; large in scope.

anxious — full definition

  1. adj Feeling nervous or worried, especially about something uncertain or upcoming.
  2. adj Eagerly wanting something, often with a hint of impatience.

Related Turkish words