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eager

[ ee-ger ]

adjective

  1. 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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  2. characterized by or revealing great earnestness:

    an eager look.

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  3. Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.


eager

1

/ ˈ¾±ËÉ¡É™ /

adjective

  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

  3. archaic.
    tart or biting; sharp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

eager

2

/ ˈ±ðɪɡə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of eagre
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ±ð²¹²µ±ð°ù±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ±ð²¹²µ±ð°ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eager1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English egre, from Anglo-French, Old French egre, aigre, from Vulgar Latin (unattested) Ä峦°ù³Ü²õ for Latin Ä峦±ð°ù “s³ó²¹°ù±èâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of eager1

C13: from Old French egre, from Latin acer sharp, keen
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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.

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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.

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A profile of late singer Selena Quintanilla was removed from the festival’s online platform after eager fans began posting clips to social media.

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Still, government officials in Mauritius and Seychelles seem to be eager to take advantage of the financial opportunity that seabed mining appears to represent.

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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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