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[feɪn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- pleased or willing under the circumstances
(e.g: the traveller was fain to proceed)
- compelled by the circumstances; obliged
(e.g: he was fain to acknowledge that the agreement was sacrosanct)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English fægen ‘happy, well pleased’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘rejoice’; related to fawn
[feɪn], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- gladly
(e.g: I am weary and would fain get a little rest)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English fægen ‘happy, well pleased’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘rejoice’; related to fawn
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