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The adjective eager describes someone is excited about or impatient for something. If you want to be a doctor one day, you might be eager to dissect a frog in biology. ... Definitions of eager. adjective. having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
SYNONYMY NOTE: eager 1 implies great enthusiasm, zeal, or sometimes impatience, in the desire for a pursuit of something [eager to begin work]: avid suggests an intense, sometimes greedy, desire to enjoy or possess something [avid for power]; keen 1 implies deep interest and a spirited readiness to achieve something [the team was keen on winning]; anxious, in this connection, suggests ...
eager crowds outside the stadium; Small eager faces looked up and listened. eager for something She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval. eager to do something Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn. They're eager to please (= wanting to be helpful).
Definition of eager adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define eager. eager synonyms, eager pronunciation, eager translation, English dictionary definition of eager. earnestly desirous, enthusiastic: She was eager to see him again. Not to be confused with: anxious – worried, troubled; ...
