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eager
eagerearnestly desirous, enthusiastic: She was eager to see him again. [These words once had different meanings but anxious is now an acceptable synonym for eager in some cases: He was anxious to see the play.]
Not to be confused with:anxious – worried, troubled; full of mental distress or uneasiness: She felt anxious about her child’s high fever.; excited: I’m anxious about the game.ea·ger 1 E0001100 (ē′gər)adj. ea·ger·er, ea·ger·est 1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.2. Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.
[Middle English eger, sour, sharp, impetuous, from Anglo-Norman egre, from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
ea′ger·ly adv.ea′ger·ness n.
ea·ger 2 E0001100 (ē′gər, ā′gər)n. Variant of eagre.eager (ˈiːɡə) adj1. (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[C13: from Old French egre, from Latin acer sharp, keen] ˈeagerly adv ˈeagerness n
eager (ˈeɪɡə) n (Physical Geography) a variant spelling of eagreea•ger (ˈi gər)
adj. 1. characterized by keen or enthusiastic desire or interest; impatiently longing: eager to try it. 2. characterized by or revealing earnestness or expectancy: an eager look. 3. Archaic. keen; sharp; biting. [1250–1300; Middle English egre < Anglo-French, Old French egre, aigre < Vulgar Latin *ācrus for Latin ācer sharp] ea′ger•ly, adv. ea′ger•ness, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  eager - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)aegir, eagre, tidal bore, boretidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tides | | Adj. | 1. | eager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look"enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"uneager - lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things" |
eageradjective1. anxious, keen, raring, hungry, intent, yearning, impatient, itching, thirsty, zealous Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army.
anxious opposed, unconcerned, impassive, unenthusiastic, unambitious2. keen, interested, earnest, intense, enthusiastic, passionate, ardent, avid (informal), fervent, zealous, fervid, keen as mustard, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (informal) He looked at the crowd of eager faces around him.
keen indifferent, unimpressed, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, impassive, blasé, nonchalant, unenthusiasticeageradjectiveIntensely desirous or interested:agog, ardent, athirst, avid, bursting, impatient, keen, solicitous, thirsting, thirsty.Informal: raring.Idioms: champing at the bit, ready and willing.Translationseager (ˈiːgə) adjective full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic. He is always eager to win. 渴望的，熱切的 渴望的ˈeagerness noun 渴望, 熱切 渴望，热心 ˈeagerly adverb 熱切地 渴望地，急切地 eager
eager beaverOne who is industrious and enthusiastic (perhaps annoyingly so). Give that big project to the new girl, she's a real eager beaver. Aren't you an eager beaver, getting to the office an hour early.See also: beaver, eagereager beaversomeone who is very enthusiastic; someone who works very hard. New volunteers are always eager beavers. The young assistant gets to work very early. She's a real eager beaver.See also: beaver, eagereager beaverAn exceptionally zealous person, one who habitually takes on more tasks or works harder than others. For example, Bill is a real eager beaver, always volunteering to stay late. This expression became especially popular during World War II, applied to recruits anxious to impress their commanding officers by such behavior. [First half of 1900s] See also: beaver, eageran eager beaver INFORMALIf you describe someone as an eager beaver, you mean that they are very enthusiastic about work and want very much to please other people. There are always eager beavers, people who stay behind after the talk to ask penetrating questions. Ed was the first to arrive at the office, the eager beaver! Note: Eager-beaver can also be used before a noun. If fraud became an issue, he might interest an eager-beaver lawyer in the case. Note: You usually use these expressions to show that you find someone's behaviour foolish or annoying. Note: Beavers are often associated with hard work, as they spend a lot of time building shelters and dams (= walls across rivers) out of mud and wood. See also: beaver, eageran eager beaver a person who is very enthusiastic about work. informalSee also: beaver, eageran eager ˈbeaver (informal) a person who is enthusiastic about work, etc: She always starts work early and leaves late. She’s a real eager beaver.See also: beaver, eagereager-beaver n. a person who is very eager to do something. Rocko is an eager-beaver when it comes to collecting money for Mr. Big. eager beaverAn overzealous or extremely ambitious individual. The beaver has been known as an especially hard worker since at least the seventeenth century, on a par with busy as a bee. It was only in the twentieth century that this not-quite-rhyming expression gained currency. It was widely used for overzealous recruits during World War II who chronically disobeyed the unwritten rule, Never volunteer, and rapidly became a cliché. See also: beaver, eagereager
eager[′ē·gər] (design engineering) bore EAGER
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eager
Related to eager: eagerlySynonyms for eageradj anxiousSynonyms- anxious
- keen
- raring
- hungry
- intent
- yearning
- impatient
- itching
- thirsty
- zealous
Antonyms- opposed
- unconcerned
- impassive
- unenthusiastic
- unambitious
adj keenSynonyms- keen
- interested
- earnest
- intense
- enthusiastic
- passionate
- ardent
- avid
- fervent
- zealous
- fervid
- keen as mustard
- bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
Antonyms- indifferent
- unimpressed
- unconcerned
- uninterested
- apathetic
- impassive
- blasé
- nonchalant
- unenthusiastic
Synonyms for eageradj intensely desirous or interestedSynonyms- agog
- ardent
- athirst
- avid
- bursting
- impatient
- keen
- solicitous
- thirsting
- thirsty
- raring
Synonyms for eagernoun a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)SynonymsRelated Wordsadj having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancyRelated WordsAntonyms |