eager
Desirous; keen to do or obtain somethingDesirous; keen to do or obtain something.
» He is eager to go there.
Ему не терпится туда поехать.
Він палко бажає піти туди.
Meaning
5 sensesDesirous; keen to do or obtain something.
Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.
The hounds were eager in the chase.
Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
an eager algorithm
begierig, gierig, eifrig
жа́ждущийžážduščij, стра́стно/си́льно жела́ющийstrástno/sílʹno želájuščij, рву́щийсяrvúščijsja
нетерпля́чийneterpljáčyj, нетерпели́вийneterpelývyj
(dated)Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
(obsolete)Sharp; sour; acid.
(figuratively, obsolete)Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
- having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
Examples
375 sentencesHe is eager to go there.
Він палко бажає піти туди.
ruЕму не терпится туда поехать.
Tom was eager to do that.
Том палко хотів це зробити.
ruТому не терпелось это сделать.
He is very eager to go there.
Він дуже прагне туди.
ruЕму очень не терпится туда пойти.
deEr ist sehr begierig darauf, dorthin zu gehen.
Tom said he was eager to do that.
Том сказав, що він палко бажає це зробити.
ruТом сказал, что ему не терпится это сделать.
Tom was eager to get started.
Тому не терпілося почати.
ruТому не терпелось начать.
deTom war begierig darauf loszulegen.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (modern French aigreInherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (modern French aigre), from Latin ācrus, variant of ācer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.
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Forms
more eager/eagerer, most eager/eagerest| Comparative | more eager / eagerer Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most eager / eagerest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- is eager to
- eager to do
- eager to go
- eager to help
- very eager to
- seemed eager to
- was very eager
- eager to see
- eager to leave
- seemed eager
- eager to get
- to be eager