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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fain \Fain\, v. t. & i. To be glad; to wish or desire. [Obs.] Whoso fair thing does fain to see --Spencer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fain \Fain\, a. [OE. fain, fagen, AS f[ae]gen; akin to OS fagan, Icel. faginn glad; AS f[ae]gnian to rejoice, OS fagan[=o]n, Icel. fagna, Goth. fagin[=o]n, cf Goth. fah[=e]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. --Shak. To a busy man, temptation is fainto climb up together with his business. --Jer. Taylor. 2. Satisfied; contented; also constrained. --Shak. The learned Castalio was fain to make trechers at Basle to keep himself from starving. --Locke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fain \Fain\, adv With joy; gladly; -- with wold. He would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat. --Luke xv 16. Fain Would I woo her yet I dare not --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fain adj : having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)}, {inclined(p)}, {prepared}] adv : in a willing manner; "I willingly accept" [syn: {willingly}, {volitionally}] [ant: {unwillingly}]
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