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Definition of fain adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fain

adverb
 
/feɪn/
 
/feɪn/
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  1. willingly or with pleasure
    • I would fain do as you ask.
    Word OriginOld English fægen ‘happy, well pleased’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘rejoice’; related to fawn ‘to try to please someone by paying them too much attention’.
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