Definitions for Eager
ˈi gərea·ger

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eageradjective

   a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)

2. eageradjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. eagernoun

   A tidal bore.

2. eageradjective

   sharp; sour; acid.

3. eageradjective

   sharp; keen; bitter; severe.

4. eageradjective

   Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement.

5. eageradjective

   brittle; inflexible; not ductile.

6. Etymology: From eger, from egre, from acer; see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EAGERadjective

   Etymology: eagor, Saxon; aigre, French.

   1. Struck with desire; ardently wishing; keenly desirous; vehement in desire; hotly longing.

   Of action eager, and intent of thought,
   The chiefs your honourable danger sought. John Dryden, Ovid.

   Eager to read the rest, Achates came. John Dryden, Æn.

   With joy th’ ambitious youth his mother heard,
   And eager for the journey soon prepar’d;
   He longs the world beneath him to survey,
   To guide the chariot, and to give the day. Dryden.

   Love inflam’d, and eager on his bliss,
   Smother’d her words. Joseph Addison, Ovid’s Metam. b. ii.

   2. It is used sometimes with of, sometimes with on or after before the thing sought.3. Hot of disposition; vehement; ardent; impetuous.

   Apt as well to quicken the spirits as to allay that which is too eager. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 38.

   Nor do the eager clamours of disputants yield more relief to eclipsed truth, than did the sounding brass of old to the labouring moon. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 19.

   This is not a general character of women, but a reproof of some eager spirited gipsies. Roger L'Estrange.

   Imperfect zeal is hot and eager, without knowledge. Thomas Sprat.

   Palemon replies,
   Eager his tone, and ardent were his eyes. Dryden.

   A man, charged with a crime of which he thinks himself innocent, is apt to be too eager in his own defence. Dryden.

   4. Quick; busy; easily put in action.

   His Numidian genius
   Is well dispos’d to mischief, were he prompt
   And eager on it; but he must be spurr’d. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   5. Sharp; sower; acid.

   With a sudden vigour it doth posset
   And curd, like eager droppings into milk,
   The thin and wholsome blood. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   6. Keen; severe; biting.

   The air bites shrewdly; it is very cold.
   —— It is a nipping and an eager air. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   The resistance of bone to cold is greater than of flesh; for that the flesh shrinketh, but the bone resisteth, whereby the cold becometh more eager. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 688.

   7. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. A cant word of artificers.

   Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself. John Locke.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eager

   Eager refers to the state of being enthusiastic, excited, or intensely desirous about something or to do something. It's marked by impatient expectancy and a strong enthusiasm or interest. It could also refer to characterized by a keen and enthusiastic readiness or willingness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eageradjective

   sharp; sour; acid

2. Eageradjective

   sharp; keen; bitter; severe

3. Eageradjective

   excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase

4. Eageradjective

   brittle; inflexible; not ductile

5. Eagernoun

   same as Eagre

WikidataRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. Eager

   Eager was a band formed by Patrick Andrew, formerly of the band PFR. Patrick began forming the new band with Greg Pope in 1995. Greg, who was also a songwriter, had been touring with PFR as a backup guitarist. To quell rumors of the unannounced but impending PFR breakup, Patrick publicly explained the new band as just "a side project". The two songwriters recruited drummer Paul Eckberg in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the three moved to Nashville, Tennessee in the fall of 1996. They quickly enlisted Mark Kloos from Raleigh, North Carolina, who was Greg's former bandmate in Apple Green and The Greg Pope Band. The group recorded a self-titled album in early 1997, which Jimmie Lee Sloas produced. It was released that fall. The band continued touring and playing live shows until disbanding in mid-1998. ⁕Patrick Andrew - Vocals, bass ⁕Greg Pope - Vocals, guitar ⁕Mark Kloos - Guitar ⁕Paul Eckberg - Drums, percussion

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eager

   ē′gėr, adj. excited by desire: ardent to do or obtain: (obs.) earnest: keen, severe, sour, acid, bitter.—adv. Ea′gerly.—n. Ea′gerness. [O. Fr. aigre—L. acer, acris, sharp.]

2. Eager

   Same as Eagre.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eager

   See EAGRE.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eager

   Motivated to do, learn or succeed.

   He was so eager with the thought of his new job so he was prepared in advance, knew what train to take and who he was to meet on this first day.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on October 3, 2016  

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1. eager

   Song lyrics by eager -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by eager on the Lyrics.com website.

2. Eager

   Eager vs. Anxious -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Eager and Anxious.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. EAGER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Eager is ranked #13246 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Eager surname appeared 2,305 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Eager.
   
   88.2% or 2,035 total occurrences were White.
   6.4% or 148 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 56 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 14 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Eager' in Adjectives Frequency: #789

Anagrams for Eager »

1. agree

2. eagre

How to pronounce Eager?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Eager in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eager in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eager in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Eager in a Sentence

1. Kevin Chiu:

   I went to New York for vacation twice last year, and was so excited to see that people on the street are wearing our jackets, i was very eager to ask them how they like our jackets, but didn't do it because I don't speak much English.

2. Dipa Karmakar:

   My coach (Bisweshwar Nandi) was frightened when I first started doing the vault because he thought I could break my neck or end up dead but I was eager to try and push the boundaries, sir (Nandi) even got a telling off from the team’s foreign coach for allowing me to perform this vault because it was too risky. But my coach and I felt we had to take some risks if we wanted to compete with the best.

3. Rachel Bishop:

   The focusing muscle in your eye changes as you age. You can focus up close when you're 20 for hours at a time and have no problems. But that ability declines as you age, for people who aren't eager to have a medical appointment, the first thing is to try on some low-strength, over-the-counter reading glasses. Hold up something to read and pick the lowest number Rachel Bishop can comfortably read at the distance Rachel Bishop like to work.

4. Genevieve McDonald:

   Targeting people because of their license plates will not serve any of us well, except for in the most extreme circumstances, we do not have the authority to control the movement of US citizens within our borders, and frankly, I'm concerned about the number of people who are eager to hand their rights over to the government.

5. Tin Tin Campa:

   They were eager to have their freedom back, eager to laugh again. Because they can't go to the circus or go to the movies, they are bringing entertainment home.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Eager
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eager
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Eager
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eager
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Eager
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Eager
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Eager
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html