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Collocations for anxious - adj.

VERBS

appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get, grow
The bus was late and Sue began to get anxious.
make sb
The delays only made him more anxious.

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
desperately, incredibly, terribly
increasingly
She was watching the clock and becoming increasingly anxious.
a little, slightly, etc.
naturally (esp. BrE), understandably
Students are understandably anxious about getting work after graduation.
overly (esp. AmE), unduly
There's no need to get unduly anxious on my account.

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PREPOSITION

about
I'm becoming very anxious about my son.
for
We are extremely anxious for her safety.

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Anxious is used with these nouns:
anticipation, expression, eye, face, glance, look, moment, mother, parent, thought, wait

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