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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.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: , ,characterized by or revealing great earnestness.
an eager look.
Synonyms: , , , , ,Antonyms: ,Obsolete.keen; sharp; biting.
eager
1/ ˈːɡə /
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
archaictart or biting; sharp
eager
2/ ˈɪɡə /
noun
a variant spelling of eagre
Other Word Forms
- eagerly adverb
- eagerness noun
- ˈ adverb
- ˈԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of eager1
Word History and Origins
Origin of eager1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She was attending her first protest, driven to be seen with thousands of others at a “No Kings” demonstration Saturday morning in El Segundo, eager to make a statement.
"My father was so eager to build it."
“Going into a World Cup without a test event is hard. Everyone is eager to come back after the Club World Cup and say ‘OK, this is what we learned.
Hired in 1961 to write “women’s features” for NBC’s “Today Show,” she was eager to expand beyond the “soft, fluffy” stories and to be taken seriously as a journalist.
But the fans seemed eager to make a statement Sunday.
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