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   eager

   /ˈiːɡə/

   adjective

   • 1. strongly wanting to do or have something: "the man was eager to please" Similar anxiousimpatientwaiting with bated breathlongingyearningachingwishinghopinghopefulthirstyhungrygreedydesirous ofhankering afterintent onbent onset onon the edge of one's seaton pins and needleson tenterhooksinformal:hotitchinggaggingdyingOpposite uninterested
   • ▪ (of a person's expression or tone of voice) keenly expectant or interested: "small eager faces looked up and listened" Similar keenenthusiasticavidferventfervidardentzealouspassionatemotivatedwholehearteddedicatedcommittedearnestdiligentinformal:bright-eyed and bushy-tailedmad keen(as) keen as mustardliterary:perfervidpassionalOpposite apathetic

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘pungent, sour’): from Old French aigre ‘keen’, from Latin acer, acr- ‘sharp, pungent’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eagerEager Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EAGER is marked by enthusiastic or impatient desire or interest. How to use eager in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Eager.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEAGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EAGER definition: 1. wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable: 2…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEAGER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EAGER meaning: 1. wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable: 2…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eagerEager - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   The adjective eager describes someone is excited about or impatient for something. If you want to be a doctor one day, you might be eager to dissect a frog in biology. Your squeamish friend? Not so eager.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEAGER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you look or sound eager, you look or sound as if you expect something interesting or enjoyable to happen. Arty sneered at the crowd of eager faces around him. Her voice was girlish and eager.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisheager adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of eager adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do; showing this synonym keen. Small eager faces looked up and listened. eager for something She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › eager_adjeager, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   What does the adjective eager mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective eager, eight of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. eager has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. How common is the adjective eager?

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordEAGER - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

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   adjective: [person] (= enthusiastic) entusiasta, entusiasmado; (= impatient) impaciente, ansioso [...] Master the word "EAGER" in English: definitions, translations, synonyms, pronunciations, examples, and grammar insights - all in one complete resource.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › eagerEager - definition of eager by The Free Dictionary

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    1. (postpositive; often foll by to or for) impatiently desirous (of); anxious or avid (for): he was eager to see her departure. 2. characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire: an eager look.

11. www.dictionary.com › browse › eagerEAGER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    Eager definition: keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing. See examples of EAGER used in a sentence.