eager
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- adjective
- /ˈiːɡər/
- And I sat there ready, eager to learn.
- eager to please
- eager to join
- an eager audience
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Watch on YouTubeSo I wouldn't be quite so eager to endorse that one.
- So I wouldn't be quite so eager to endorse that one.
- So this is the website that Jeremy was eager to post his story on.
- I was just so eager to be in the big wide world.
- And the leadership in the House is not too eager about that legislation.
- And I've rarely met someone who's as eager for healing as you.
- I, I'm usually eager to solicit constructive feedback.
- That victory was the selfless, uncredited work of one eager young staffer.
- He's always eager to say hi, but he's so shy.
- And they were incredibly sweet, incredibly eager and grateful.
- I felt like one too eager to unwrap the presents waiting for me below.
- Seriously, I now couldn't believe how eager I was to get the damn thing off.
- And there are some people who are characteristically too eager to get angry.
Examples
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As with most any child, they all seem eager to master whatever is presented to them.
Academic text (1991) -
In today's world, many foreign students study English and are eager to communicate in that language.
Academic text (1999) -
I was just so eager to be in the big wide world.
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And I know you guys are super eager to know what it is, but just trust me, OK?
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I know you are eager to answer their calls, but your training is not yet complete.
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Jack is behind his gun, watching the sky and eager to get into action.
Fiction book (1990) -
People are eager to learn those insights.
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I was young and idealistic, eager to have an impact on the world.
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And they were eager to discover what lay beyond their cozy little pond.
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The children were eager to play outside after the rain stopped.
Synonyms
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Feeling pleased or happy about something
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Feeling very happy and eager about something
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Willing and ready to help or do something
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2.7
Very excited and interested in something
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3.4
To want something to happen very much and feel impatient
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2.3
Very eager to do or try something
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7.7
Very excited and eager about something
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3.9
Very interested in something and excited to do it often
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6.9
Very excited and full of energy about something
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7.9
Feeling very excited about something good or fun
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6.3
Feeling very strong excitement or love for something
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5.5
Very excited about something, often before it happens
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8.9
Feeling very excited and eager about something
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5.5
Very excited and ready to start
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3.4
Wanting to begin right away
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8.7
Very eager to start or join an activity
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7.9
Excited and eager about something new, like a game or event
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1.6
Very happy and eager about something
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6.8
Very excited about something that will happen
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9.9
Feeling very happy and eager about something
Feeling a strong wish for something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
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6.1
A person who is very willing to do extra work and works harder than others
How Eager
Surface Forms
Etymology
Eager comes from an old French word meaning 'sharp' or 'keen', so it originally described a strong, pointed desire. A helpful way to remember it is to picture someone on the 'edge' of action because they want something so much, so eager means very keen or excited to do or have something.