B1verb · transitive · common

eager

ea·ger

eager · eagers · eagered · eagering

рваться, жаждать

To be or become eagerTo be or become eager.

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UK/ˈiːɡə/US/ˈiɡɚ/

» He is eager to go there.

Ему не терпится туда поехать.

Він палко бажає піти туди.

Meaning

3 senses

(intransitive)To be or become eager.
(intransitive)To express eagerness.
(transitive)To make or encourage to be eager
жаждатьžaždatʹ, рватьсяrvatʹsja

Examples

375 sentences

He is eager to go there.
Він палко бажає піти туди. — deniko
ruЕму не терпится туда поехать. — marafon
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Tom was eager to do that.
Том палко хотів це зробити. — deniko
ruТому не терпелось это сделать. — marafon
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He is very eager to go there.
Він дуже прагне туди. — Internecivus
ruЕму очень не терпится туда пойти. — marafon
deEr ist sehr begierig darauf, dorthin zu gehen. — Espi
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Tom said he was eager to do that.
Том сказав, що він палко бажає це зробити. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что ему не терпится это сделать. — marafon
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Tom was eager to get started.
Тому не терпілося почати. — deniko
ruТому не терпелось начать. — marafon
deTom war begierig darauf loszulegen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to be eager:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (modern French aigre

Inherited 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

eagers, eagering, eagered, eagered

Base form	eager · to eager
3rd person singular	eagers
Present participle	eagering
Past simple	eagered
Past participle	eagered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	eager
he, she, it	eagers

Past simpleLesson

all persons

eagered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have eagered
he, she, it	has eagered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will eager

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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