fain

IPA(Pronunciation)

/feɪn/

Adverb

archaic

(archaic) With joy; gladly. / (archaic) By will or choice.

Japanese Meaning

喜んで / 自らの意志によって

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He fain welcomed the travelers, his face alight with joy.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼は喜んで旅人たちを迎え、その顔は喜びに満ちていた。

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Sense（1）

(archaic) With joy; gladly.

Leonato: I would faine know what you haue to ſay.

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Sense（2）

(archaic) By will or choice.

Gonzalo: Now would I giue a thouſand furlongs of Sea, for an Acre of barren ground: Long heath, Browne firrs, any thing; the wills aboue be done, but I would faine dye a dry death.

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fainer

（ comparative ）

fainest

（ superlative ）

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