fain vs prepared what difference
what is difference between fain and prepared
English
Alternative forms
- faine (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
- Homophones: feign, fane, foehn
Etymology 1
From Middle English fain, from Old English fægen, from Proto-Germanic *faganaz (“glad”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to make pretty, please oneself”); akin to Old Norse feginn (“glad, joyful”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (faginōn, “to rejoice”), Old Norse fagna (“to rejoice”).
Adjective
fain (comparative more fain, superlative most fain)
- (archaic) Well-pleased, glad.
- (archaic) Satisfied, contented.
- (archaic) Eager, willing or inclined to.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act II scene i[1]:
- Men and birds are fain of climbing high.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- To a busy man, temptation is fain to climb up together with his business.
- c. 1591, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 2, Act II scene i[1]:
- (archaic) Obliged or compelled to.
Quotations
- 1900, Ernest Dowson, To One in Bedlam, lines 9-10
- O lamentable brother! if those pity thee, / Am I not fain of all thy lone eyes promise me;
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English fain, fayn, feyn, from the adjective (see above).
Adverb
fain (comparative fainer, superlative fainest)
- (archaic) With joy; gladly.
- c. 1598-99, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act III scene v[2]:
- Leonato: I would fain know what you have to say.
- 1633, John Donne, Holly Sonnets, XIV:
- Yet dearly I love you, and would be loved fain, / But am betroth’d unto your enemy
- 1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe:
- The second thing I fain would have had was a tobacco-pipe, but it was impossible to me to make one…
- c. 1598-99, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act III scene v[2]:
- (archaic) By will or choice.
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene i[4]:
- Gonzalo: Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren ground— long heath, brown furze, anything. The wills above be done, but I would fain die a dry death.
- c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, Act I scene i[4]:
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English fainen, from Old English fæġenian, from Proto-West Germanic *faginōn, from Proto-Germanic *faginōną.
Verb
fain (third-person singular simple present fains, present participle faining, simple past and past participle fained)
- (archaic) To be delighted or glad; to rejoice.
- (archaic) To gladden.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- an if, fina, naif, naïf
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin fīnis, fīnem.
Noun
fain m
- end
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English fæġen, from Proto-Germanic *faganaz (“glad”). The adverb is transferred from the adjective.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛi̯n/
Adjective
fain
- joyful, happy
- willing, eager
- pleasing, enjoyable, attractive
Alternative forms
- fagen, vain, fawe, fawen, vawe, fein, fane, fayn, fayne, vayn, feyn
Adverb
fain
- gladly, joyfully
- willingly, eagerly
Alternative forms
- fayn, faȝe, fawe, fawen, vawe, fene, vain, vayn, vein, veyn, vane, wane
Descendants
- English: fain
- Scots: fain
References
- “fain, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “fain, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French foin, fein, from Latin faenum.
Noun
fain m (uncountable)
- (Jersey) hay
Derived terms
- fagot d’fain (“bundle of hay”)
Old French
Alternative forms
- faim
Etymology
From Latin famēs.
Noun
fain f (nominative singular fain)
- hunger
Descendants
- French: faim
Related terms
- famine
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from German fein.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fajn/
Adjective
fain m or n (feminine singular faină, masculine plural faini, feminine and neuter plural faine)
- cool, fine, of good quality
Declension
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sursilvan) fein
- (Sutsilvan, Surmiran) fagn
Etymology
From Latin faenum.
Noun
fain m
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) hay
Derived terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun) far fain
- (Puter) fer cul fain
- (Vallader) far cun fain
Related terms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan) fanar
Siar-Lak
Noun
fain
- woman
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈpɛəd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɹɪˈpɛɹd/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)d
- Hyphenation: pre‧pared
Adjective
prepared (comparative more prepared, superlative most prepared)
- (followed by the preposition to) Disposed, willing, ready (to do something).
- The journalist interviewed an eye-witness who was not prepared to disclose his identity.
Hyponyms
- well-prepared
Translations
Verb
prepared
- simple past tense and past participle of prepare
References
- prepared at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- dapperer