eageradjective
uk/ˈiː.ɡər/us/ˈiː.ɡɚ/B2 wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable:
the children's eager faces
[ + to infinitive ] She sounded very eager to meet you.
They crowded around the spokesperson, eager for any news.
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- I'm eager to see her after all this time.
- Sam was eager to get home and play with his new toy.
- Everyone crowded round, eager and excited.
- I'm eager to see the results.
- He was always a good boy, very friendly and eager to please.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Ready and willing
- agreeable
- amenable
- at sb's beck and call idiom
- at your command idiom
- be good to go idiom
- command
- disposed
- fain
- find it in your heart to do sth idiom
- game
- gamely
- happily
- keen
- raring
- readily
- readiness
- ready
- ripe for sth idiom
- shape
- speed
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Excited, interested and enthusiastic
eagerly
adverb uk/ˈiː.ɡə.li/us/ˈiː.ɡɚ.li/
B2
an eagerly awaited announcement
eagerness
noun [ U often + to infinitive ] uk/ˈiː.ɡə.nəs/us/ˈiː.ɡɚ.nəs/
B2
In their eagerness to (= wanting so much to) find a solution, they have overlooked certain difficulties.