eagerly
In an eager mannerIn an eager manner.
» The dog wagged its tail eagerly.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn an eager manner.
eifrig
нетерплячеneterpljače, з нетерпіннямz neterpinnjam, палкоpalko
with eagerness; in an eager manner
Examples
67 sentencesThe dog wagged its tail eagerly.
They eagerly supported his new policy.
She waited eagerly for her husband's return.
Tom eagerly ate the apple I gave him.
ruТом охотно съел яблоко, которое я ему дала. — Wezel
Tom eagerly ate the sandwich that the fireman gave him.
ruТом с жадностью проглотил сэндвич, который ему дал пожарный. — sharptoothed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly.From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly.
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Forms
more eagerly, most eagerly| Comparative | more eagerly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most eagerly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- with eagerness; in an eager manner:thirstily
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.