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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: interested, desirous, enthusiastic
Antonyms: uninterested, indifferent, apathetic
- characterized by or revealing great earnestness:
an eager look.
Synonyms: earnest, intense, intent, fervid, zealous, fervent
- Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.
eager
1/ ˈiːɡə /
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/ ˈeɪɡə /
noun
- a variant spelling of eagre
Derived Forms
- ˈeagerly, adverb
- ˈeagerness, noun
Other Words From
- ea·ger·ly adverb
- ea·ger·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of eager1
Word History and Origins
Origin of eager1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They’ve also spurred a profitable business empire: one that’s produced books, diets, a multimillion-dollar company, and a Netflix series—all aimed at imparting at least some of those secrets to an eager audience.
Companies such as Fox Television Stations, Nexstar Media Group, Tegna and Gray Media are eager to buy more TV stations to better compete against deep-pocketed tech firms that are aggressively pursuing viewers and ad dollars.
"For our new study, we were eager to use live brain tissue to preserve the dynamics, the natural compositions, and the localization of these proteins."
After the Rams hired Sean McVay in 2017, general manager Les Snead was eager to see the 30-year-old’s head-coaching process at work.
Lurie’s winning strategy included daily walks through different neighborhoods to talk with shop owners, families and residents eager for someone to listen to their struggles.
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