eagerly

ea·ger ¹

 (ē′gər)

adj. ea·ger·er, ea·ger·est

1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.

2. Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.

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[Middle English eger, sour, sharp, impetuous, from Anglo-Norman egre, from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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ea′ger·ly adv.

ea′ger·ness n.

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ea·ger ²

 (ē′gər, ā′gər)

n.

Variant of eagre.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

eagerly - with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited" thirstily

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Translations

بِتَلَهُّف، بِتَشَوُّق

ivrigt

eifrig

ασμένως

ansiosamentecon avidezcon entusiasmocon ilusión

ardemmentavidement

buzgón

ákaflega; af ákefî

entusiasticamente

горячо

nedočkavo

željno

hevesleistekle

急切地渴望地

eagerly

[ˈiːgəlɪ] ADV (= enthusiastically) [say, accept] → con entusiasmo; (= impatiently) [await, anticipate] → con impaciencia, ansiosamente; (= hopefully) → con ilusión; (= avidly) [read, listen] → con avidez

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

eagerly

[ˈiːgə^rli] adv [ask] → avec impatience
eagerly awaited → tant attendu(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

eagerly

adv → eifrig; await, anticipate → gespannt; accept, agree → bereitwillig; eagerly awaited → mit Spannung erwartet; we look forward eagerly to the day when … → wir warten ungeduldig auf den Tag, an dem …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

eagerly

[ˈiːgəlɪ] adv (listen, watch) → attentamente; (speak, work) → con entusiasmo; (wait) → ansiosamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

eager

(ˈiːgə) adjective

full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic. He is always eager to win. gretig مُتَلَهِّف على، توّاق жаден ansioso chtivý eifrig ivrig; opsat; vild πρόθυμος, ανυπόμονος, που επιθυμεί σφόδρα ávido, ansioso, deseoso -himuline, innukas مشتاق؛ راغب innokas désireux de מִשתוֹקֵק उत्सुक željan buzgó penuh hasrat ákafur desideroso ～したがる 갈망하는 trokštantis, siekiantis kārs; dedzīgs bersungguh begerigivriggorliwy, ochoczy لېوال، شو قمن ansioso dornic жаждущий chtivý željan željan ivrig, angelägen กระหาย; อยากได้; ร้อนรน; กระตือรือร้น; ทะเยอทะยาน istekli, hevesli 渴望的，熱切的 палкий; нетерплячий نہایت آرزو مند háo hức; thiết tha 渴望的

ˈeagerness noun

gretigheid تَوْق، تَلَهُّف على، تشوُّق желание ansiedade dychtivost der Eifer iver; lyst; utålmodighed προθυμία, ανυπομονησία, λαχτάραansia innukus شوق؛ رغبت innokkuus désir ardentחשק, התלהבות उत्सुकता želja, žudnja buzgalom semangat ákafi, kapp desiderio 熱心さ 갈망 troškimas, siekimas kāre; karsta vēlēšanās kesungguhan begerigheidivergorliwość لېوالتيا، اشتياق ansiedade dorinţă (puternică) пыл, рвение dychtivosť, žiadostivosť vnetost želja iver ความกระหาย; ความอยากได้; ร้อนรน; กระตือรือร้น; ทะเยอทะยาน istek, heves 渴望, 熱切 запал; завзяття اشتیاق sự háo hức; sự say mê 渴望，热心

ˈeagerly adverb

gretiglik بِتَلَهُّف، بِتَشَوُّق с желание ansiosamente nedočkavě eifrig ivrigt; utålmodigt πρόθυμα, ανυπόμονα con impaciencia innukalt با رغبت؛ با بی قراری innokkaasti ardemment בְּהִתלָהָבוּת व्यग्रता से željno buzgón penuh gairah ákaflega; af ákefð ardentemente 熱心に 간절히 noriai, entuziastingai dedzīgi; labprāt dengan bersungguh begerigivrig ochoczo په ليوالنيا، په شوق، په مينه ansiosamente cu ardoare рьяно nedočkavo vneto željno ivrigt อย่างกระหาย; อยากได้; ร้อนรน; กระตือรือร้น; ทะเยอทะยาน istekle, hevesle 熱切地 завзято; палко شوق سے một cách hăm hở; thiết tha 渴望地，急切地

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