English to Dutch Meaning of avid - begerig

Avid :

begerig

adjective

begerig, hunkering, hongerig, geneigd zijn, verlangen, verlangend, smachtend verlangen, gulzig, varkentje, hebzuchtig, roofzuchtig

Avid :: begerigAvidity :: gretigheidAvidly :: gretig

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Definitions of avid in English

Adjective(1) (often followed by `for'(2) marked by active interest and enthusiasm

Examples of avid in English

(1) The middle classes are the most avid readers of novels, non-fiction and even poetry.(2) She looked at me with avid interest, with those eyes so much like mine.(3) He was also an avid reader of the newspapers and a great man for television and radio programmes.(4) Most of them read cookery books with as much avid interest as articles about dieting.(5) She was used to befriending her students and taking and avid interest in their lives.(6) An avid reader, Dr. Murray was a man who greatly enjoyed home life with his wife and family.(7) An avid reader, she used to carry around a list of tricky words to help her to remember their spellings.(8) The man used to be an avid reader, but deteriorating eyesight has put an end to that activity.(9) An avid air enthusiast, Andy has travelled all over the world in pursuit of his hobby.(10) Two avid readers of this column had seen us arrive and kindly retained their table until we were ready to take over.(11) Denton hopes it will also be a resource for avid readers or students of writing.(12) He had a great love for his country and was an avid reader of Irish and local history.(13) An avid reader, he took his first forays in the world of writing during his childhood years.(14) I am an avid reader of your magazine and look forward to picking up my issue every Thursday.(15) I am not an avid reader of other newspapers because they are too focused on just real news stories.(16) Pat had a lifelong interest in model railways and was an avid reader on the topic.

Related Phrases of avid

Related Phrases of avid

Synonyms

Adjective

1. keen ::

scherp

2. greedy ::

gulzig

3. zealous ::

ijverig

Antonyms

1. indifferent ::

onverschillig

Different Forms

avid, avidity, avidly

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