~ (for sth / to do sth) very interested and excited by sth that is going to happen or about sth that you want to do
SYNKEEN:
eager crowds outside the stadium * She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval. * Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn. * They're eager to please (= wanting to be helpful).
eagerly adverb:
the band's eagerly awaited new CD * They eagerly accepted my offer of hospitality.
eagerness noun [U,sing.]:
I couldn't hide my eagerness to get back home.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for eager is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is eager a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, eager is tagged as adjective.
Does eager appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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