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eager
What does eager mean?
eager (adjective): having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use eager in a sentence?
- Eager to travel abroad. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- Eager for success. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce eager?
/ˈiɡɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does eager come from?
Inherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (Modern French aigre).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to eager
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “eager” mean?
fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing
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having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
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having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
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broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something
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