Definitions for eagerˈi gər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ea•gerˈi 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.

Origin of eager:

1250–1300; ME egre < AF, OF egre, aigre < VL *ācrus for L ācer sharp

ea′ger•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. tidal bore, bore, eagre, aegir, eager(adj)

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

  2. eager(adj)

    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"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. eager(adjective)ˈi gər

    enthusiastic about doing sth

    eager for a chance to prove himself; She's eager to return home.

Wiktionary

  1. eager(Noun)

    A tidal bore.

  2. eager(Adjective)

    sharp; sour; acid.

  3. eager(Adjective)

    sharp; keen; bitter; severe.

  4. eager(Adjective)

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

  5. eager(Adjective)

    brittle; inflexible; not ductile.

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eager(adj)

    sharp; sour; acid

  2. Eager(adj)

    sharp; keen; bitter; severe

  3. Eager(adj)

    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. Eager(adj)

    brittle; inflexible; not ductile

  5. Eager(noun)

    same as Eagre


Translations for eager

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

eager(adjective)

full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic

He is always eager to win.

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