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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.

    Synonyms: interested, desirous, enthusiastic

    Antonyms: uninterested, indifferent, apathetic

  2. characterized by or revealing great earnestness:

    an eager look.

    Synonyms: earnest, intense, intent, fervid, zealous, fervent

    Antonyms: negligent, heedless

  3. Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.


eager

1

/ ˈiːɡə /

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

/ ˈeɪɡə /

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

  • ˈeagerly, adverb
  • ˈeagerness, noun
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Other Words From

  • ea·ger·ly adverb
  • ea·ger·ness noun
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Word 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) ācrus for Latin ācer “sharp”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eager1

C13: from Old French egre, from Latin acer sharp, keen
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Synonym Study

See avid.
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Example Sentences

Still, many PE instructors said they’re eager to return to the gym and sports fields.

Whether you're eager for a half-hour session or a weekend-long binge, interested in a platformer or a twin-stick shooter, or playing on PC, Switch, Xbox, or PlayStation, our selection should have something worth your time.

Yet the rise of these agencies suggests that brands are finally eager to break into platforms like Twitch and into virtual, in-game universes in games like Fortnite.

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He’s fine with it becoming something that can bring big profits to the companies eager to mine these data.

As a child, Wells read the newspaper to her father and his friends who were eager to vote and take advantage of opportunities as full citizens.

This is the Mexico that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and most major U.S. corporations, are eager to call amigo.

A woman in a smart uniform scribbles out tickets for a growing line of tourists eager to take a trip on the old-fashioned train.

In August 1984, I arrived at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, eager to jump into college life.

In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, most of us are eager to return home for the holiday.

Why the government is so vehemently eager to delist the grizzly remains a troublesome question.

The rebellion spread to their district, and many of the natives on and about the estate were eager to join in the movement.

Sam sat opposite him in perfect silence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of the scene.

The morning came and with it Shaffer, and with him five hundred and fifty men, eager for the combat.

Taken for guerrillas, every Southern sympathizer was eager to give them all the information possible.

Among others, an Abb thrice lifted his fork to his mouth, and thrice laid it down, with an eager stare of surprise.

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