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Meanings of fain in English

Having made preparations.

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In a willing manner.

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Examples for "gladly"
Examples for "gladly"
1
Four months ago she would gladly have given him all she had.
Report for Murder
2
Talk to me about the truth of religion and I'll listen gladly.
A grief observed
3
Disclaimer 2: I would gladly attempt them all someday given the opportunity.
Rock and Ice Magazine
4
Two days later saw them leaving Cape Coast, gladly for Laurence's part.
Throne of Jade
5
We will gladly explain the process and get your visa process started.
The South African
1
I'd as lief kiss the marble lips of Diana in the park.
The Black Wolf's Breed / A Story of France in the Old World and ...
2
I would as lief go to Bible-class every day of the week.
If Only etc.
3
I had as lief have the castle drawbridge drop upon my pate.
The White Company
4
As for me, I would as lief remain and fight it out.
Happy Jack, and Other Tales of the Sea
5
I'd just as lief fight a Maise as a Grey any day.
Pearl and Periwinkle
Usage of fain in English
1
Many would fain know, for more men desire power than desire gold.
The system of the world
2
He would fain have retired from the field; he spoke to Harley.
"My Novel" — Volume 12
3
But I would fain try to look my duty in the face.
Paul Faber, Surgeon
4
One would fain pass over the next pages of the Jesuit records.
Canada: the Empire of the North / Being the Romantic Story of th...
5
I would fain know in what way I have forfeited your esteem.
St. George for England
6
I would fain hope that in twelve hours, it will be over.
Principle and Practice: The Orphan Family
7
Nevertheless we powerfully appreciate the blessing and would fain convey it fitly.
A Little Book for Christmas
8
Why, I fain would sleep, having had no rest in the night.
A Boy's Ride
9
But seeing the other resolute, he was fain to concede the point.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
10
Yet I own I would fain strengthen it by a legal claim.
The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Volume 02
11
Lady Mabel would fain have gone too;-butneither did she quite dare.
The Duke's Children
12
Seeing that the man was in earnest, they were fain to submit.
Sunk at Sea
13
The heart would fain brood over its feeling, cherishing and protecting it.
Amiel's Journal: The Journal Intime of Henri-Frédéric Amiel
14
Mr. Horner would fain have had the ordering of a new coach.
My Lady Ludlow
15
He would fain end his days among the friends of his youth.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
16
Some of them struggled mannishly with the tears they fain would hide.
The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland
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