having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
Used in a Sentence
fain
How to use fain in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for fain.
Editorial note
Well, hm, IMO his two fain faults are telling 25000 lies in four years and a complete lack of spine.
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Quick take
having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of fain gathered in one view.
in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for fain.
adjective
having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
See also: prepared
adverb
in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it"
Example sentences
Well, hm, IMO his two fain faults are telling 25000 lies in four years and a complete lack of spine.
I would fain give up my imaginary "soul" in return for the whole world.
Below that it stays silent unless loaded, above that, even small loads create constant fain noise.
I defiled, therefore, the spring of friendship with the filth of concupiscense, and I beclouded its brightness with the hell of lustfulness; and thus foul and unseemly, I would fain, through exceeding vanity, be fine and courtly.
Well the user's name is Rav Papa, who is a well known Jewish roman-era scholar, which is one tactic he doesn't mention, press all your advantages, usernames are a great way to show fain to be one side but really be the other.
Yet dearly I love you, and would be loved fain, But am betroth'd unto your enemy: Divorce me, untie, or break that knot again, Take me to you, imprison me, for I, Except you enthrall me, never shall be free, Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
He would fain set it down for ever; engrave it on rock, if he could; saying, "This is the best of me; for the rest, I ate, and drank, and slept, loved, and hated, like another; my life was as the vapour, and is not; but this I saw and knew: this, if anything of mine, is worth your memory.
A cynical habit of thought and speech, a readiness to criticise work which the critic himself never tries to perform, an intellectual aloofness which will not accept contact with life’s realities — all these are marks, not as the possessor would fain to think, of superiority but of weakness.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use fain in a sentence?
Well, hm, IMO his two fain faults are telling 25000 lies in four years and a complete lack of spine.
What does fain mean?
having made preparations; "prepared to take risks"
What part of speech is fain?
fain is commonly used as adjective, adverb.