| Meaning | Having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy. |
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| Examples | - "eager to learn"
- "eager to travel abroad"
- "eager for success"
- "eager helpers"
- "an eager look"
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| Narrower | anxious, dying | eagerly desirous |
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| hot | Having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm |
| impatient, raring | (usually followed by 'to') full of eagerness |
| overeager | excessively eager |
| See also | enthusiastic | Having or showing great excitement / excitement and interest |
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| Opposite | uneager | lacking interest or spirit or animation |
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| Spanish | ansioso, ávido, ilusionado, impaciente |
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| Catalan | ansiós, entusiasta, frisós |
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| Nouns | eagerness | a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something |
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| Adverbs | eagerly | with eagerness |
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