Fain

[fain]

The old fashioned word fain describes the feeling of gladly or willingly doing something. You would fain have stayed home, but you had to venture out in the rain.

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Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.

Adjective S.
having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"

Adverb
in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it"

a.
Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.

a.
Satisfied; contented; also, constrained.

adv.
With joy; gladly; -- with wold.

v. t. & i.
To be glad ; to wish or desire.

Fain

Fain , a. [OE. fain, fagen, AS. f'91gen; akin to OS. fagan, Icel. faginn glad; AS. f'91gnian to rejoice, OS. fagan&omac;n, Icel. fagna, Goth. fagin&omac;n, cf. Goth. fah&emac;ds joy; and fr. the same root as E. fair. Srr Fair, a., and cf. Fawn to court favor.] 1. Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.

Men and birds are fain of climbing high.

To a busy man, temptation is fainto climb up together with his business.

2. Satisfied; contented; also, constrained. Shak.

The learned Castalio was fain to make trechers at Basle to keep himself from starving.

Fain

Fain, adv. With joy; gladly; -- with wold.

He would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat.

Fain Would I woo her, yet I dare not.

Fain

Fain, v. t. & i. To be glad ; to wish or desire. [Obs.]

Whoso fair thing does fain to see.

Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.

With joy; gladly; -- with wold.

To be glad ; to wish or desire.

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Usage Examples

I would fain grow old learning many things.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

In my afternoon walk I would fain forget all my morning occupations and my obligations to society.