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eager
[ ee-ger ]
adjective
- keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing:
I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
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- characterized by or revealing great earnestness:
an eager look.
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- Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.
eager
1/ ˈ¾±ËÉ¡É™ /
adjective
- postpositive; often foll by to or for impatiently desirous (of); anxious or avid (for)
he was eager to see her departure
- characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire
an eager look
- archaic.tart or biting; sharp
eager
2/ ˈ±ðɪɡə /
noun
- a variant spelling of eagre
Derived Forms
- ˈ±ð²¹²µ±ð°ù±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ±ð²¹²µ±ð°ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- ±ð²¹Â·²µ±ð°ù·±ô²â adverb
- ±ð²¹Â·²µ±ð°ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of eager1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of eager1
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Example Sentences
After playing junior college football in the midwest and spending two chilly seasons playing at Syracuse, he was eager to move to Southern California.
They were eager to hold their last Friday prayers for Ramadan, just days away from the festive period of Eid that would mark the end of the holy month.
A profile of late singer Selena Quintanilla was removed from the festival’s online platform after eager fans began posting clips to social media.
Still, government officials in Mauritius and Seychelles seem to be eager to take advantage of the financial opportunity that seabed mining appears to represent.
As a member of a Super Bowl-winning lineage — Buddy with two rings, Rex with one and Rob with two himself — he’s picked up plenty of wisdom and is eager to share it.
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