fain
زبان مبدأ: انگلیسی
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- واژهنامه · Generic English-Persian Dictionary خشنود، ناچار، متمایل، بخشنودی.
- واژهنامه · hFarsi Advanced Version ناچار،متمايل ،بخشنودى
- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 fain adj. Pronunciation: ' fān Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English fagen, fayn, from Old English fægen; akin to Old English gefēon to rejoice, Old High German gifehan, Old Norse feginn happy Date: before 12th century 1 archaic : HAPPY , PLEASED 2 archaic : INCLINED , DESIROUS 3 a : WILLING <he was very fain , for the young widow was “altogether fair and lovely ⋯ ” ― Amy Kelly> b : being obliged or constrained : COMPELLED <Great Britain was fain to devote its whole energy ⋯ to the business of slaying and being slain ― G. M. Trevelyan>]]> 2 fain adj. Function: adverb Date: 12th century 1 : with pleasure : GLADLY <a speech of fire that fain would blaze ― Michael Billington> 2 a : by preference <knew it, too, though he would fain not admit it publicly ― John Lukacs> b : by desire <I would fain consult you ― W. S. Gilbert>]]>