Fain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having made preparations

in a willing manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈeɪn/.

Examples

prepared to take risks
this was gladly agreed to
I would fain do it

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

inclined gladly disposed lief prepared

Parts of Speech

adjective	having made preparations “prepared to take risks”
adverb	in a willing manner “this was gladly agreed to”

Word Forms

preparedness

noun

the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gern

Vorbereitungen getroffen zu haben

🇫🇷French

envie

avoir fait des préparatifs

🇪🇸Spanish

de buena gana

habiendo hecho preparativos

🇮🇹Italian

fa piacere

avendo fatto i preparativi

🇳🇱Dutch

graag

voorbereidingen hebben getroffen

🇵🇹Portuguese

desmaiado

tendo feito preparativos

🇷🇺Russian

хотеть

сделав приготовления

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसन्नतापूर्वक

तैयारी कर ली है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্যান

প্রস্তুতি নেওয়া হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

ஆயத்தங்களை செய்து கொண்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

మూర్ఛ

సన్నాహాలు చేసింది

🇮🇳Marathi

अशक्त

तयारी केली आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચક્કર

તૈયારીઓ કરી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷೀಣ

ಸಿದ್ಧತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷീണം

തയ്യാറെടുപ്പുകൾ നടത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਹੋਸ਼

ਤਿਆਰੀਆਂ ਕਰ ਲਈਆਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیہوش

تیاریاں کر کے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欣然

已做好准备

🇯🇵Japanese

弱い

準備をした上で

🇰🇷Korean

기꺼이

준비를 해서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngất xỉu

đã chuẩn bị xong

🇹🇭Thai

ฟิน

ได้เตรียมการไว้แล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

paksaan

telah melakukan persiapan

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

pagkakaroon ng mga paghahanda

🇲🇾Malay

pengsan

telah membuat persiapan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاشل

بعد أن اتخذت الاستعدادات

🇮🇷Persian

غش کردن

با انجام مقدمات

🇹🇷Turkish

bayılmak

hazırlıklar yaptıktan

🇮🇱Hebrew

חלש

לאחר שעשה הכנות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fain'?

The primary meaning of 'fain' is 'having made preparations'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fain' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'fain' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fain' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fain' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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