anxiously

adverb12 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.8

to look at someone or something for a period of time, paying attention to what is happening

to wait for an event or for someone to arrive, feeling worried or nervous

to turn your eyes in a particular direction

to look quickly at someone or something

to say something to somebody in the form of a question

to look over an area or a group of people quickly to find something

to pay attention to a sound you are expecting to hear

a more formal way to say wait for, used when expecting something important

to walk back and forth across a small area, especially because you are nervous or worried

to look closely or with difficulty at someone or something

to stay in one place in the air; or to wait somewhere near somebody, ready to help or speak to them

a more formal word for 'ask', often used in British English