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adjective

avid

CEFR C1

(often followed by ‘for’) ardently or excessively desirous

In a sentence

Six example sentences with avid, each labelled with its topic.

  • He is avid for any beta invitation, refreshing the forum every hour in case a spare key appears.

    Gaming

  • Avid for a view of the crater, the hikers left camp at three in the morning with headlamps.

    Travel

  • Investors avid for yield poured money into bonds they barely understood, and the prospectus warned them plainly enough.

    Finance

  • Avid for minutes, the rookie arrived an hour before practice every day and stayed until the janitor turned out the lights.

    Basketball

  • The founders were avid for feedback, phoning every customer who canceled to ask what had gone wrong.

    Startups

  • Avid for data, the astronomers booked every clear night on the telescope for the entire winter.

    Science

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