eager (redirected from eagerest)

ea·ger ¹  (gr)

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 cer; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]

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eager·ly adv.

eager·ness n.

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ea·ger ²  (gr, gr)

n.

Variant of eagre.

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eager¹

adj

1. (postpositive; often foll by to or for) impatiently desirous (of); anxious or avid (for) he was eager to see her departure

2. characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire an eager look

3. Archaic tart or biting; sharp

[from Old French egre, from Latin acer sharp, keen]

eagerly  adv

eagerness  n

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eager²

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a variant spelling of eagre

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eager - a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) aegir, eagre, tidal bore, bore tidal current, tidal flow - the water current caused by the tides
Adj.	1.	eager - having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look" enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons" uneager - lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things"

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eager

adjective

1. anxious, keen, raring, hungry, intent, yearning, impatient, itching, thirsty, zealous Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army.
anxious opposed, unconcerned, impassive, unenthusiastic, unambitious

2. keen, interested, earnest, intense, enthusiastic, passionate, ardent, avid (informal), fervent, zealous, fervid, keen as mustard, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (informal) He looked at the crowd of eager faces around him.
keen indifferent, unimpressed, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, impassive, blasé, nonchalant, unenthusiastic

Translations

eager [ˈiːgəʳ] ADJ

1. [person] (= enthusiastic) → entusiasta, entusiasmado; (= impatient) → impaciente, ansioso; (= hopeful) → ilusionado
don't be so eager! → ¡ten paciencia!
to be eager to do sth: we were eager to leave → estábamos impacientes or ansiosos por marcharnos
he is eager to find a new job → está impaciente or ansioso por encontrar otro trabajo
the children are eager to go camping → los niños están deseando ir de acampada
to be eager to help → estar deseoso de ayudar
to be eager to learn → tener muchas ganas or muchos deseos de aprender
to be eager to please → desear complacer
to be eager to succeed → estar ansioso por triunfar
to be eager for [+ affection, knowledge, power] → tener ansias de; [+ vengeance] → tener sed de
to be eager for change → ansiar or desear mucho un cambio
to be eager for sb to do sth → estar ansioso porque algn haga algo, estar deseando que algn haga algo
he was eager for me to meet his family → estaba ansioso porque conociera a su familia, estaba deseando que conociera a su familia
to be eager for sth to happen → ansiar que algo pase, desear ardientemente que algo pase
to be an eager beaver → ser muy diligente

2. [desire] → vivo, ardiente

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eager [ˈiːgə^r] adj

(= keen) → dynamique(e)
to be eager for (= keen to have) → désirer vivement
to be eager to do sth → être impatient(e) de faire qch

(= excited) [voice, face] → impatient(e)

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eager

adj person, discussion, pursuit → eifrig; face, eyes → erwartungsvoll; response → begeistert; the eager looks on their faces → der erwartungsvolle Ausdruck in ihren Gesichtern; in eager anticipation → voll gespannter Erwartung; to be eager to do something → darauf erpicht sein, etw zu tun, etw unbedingt tun wollen; he was eager to help → er war äußerst willig zu helfen; children who are eager to learn → Kinder, die lerneifrig or lernbegierig or lernwillig sind; she is eager to please → sie ist darum bemüht, alles richtig zu machen; he was eager to please her → er war eifrig bedacht, sie zufriedenzustellen; to be eager for something → auf etw (acc) → erpicht or aus sein; eager for knowledge → wissbegierig; he was eager for work → er wollte unbedingt Arbeit haben; to be eager for somebody to do something → unbedingt wollen, dass jd etw tut; to be eager for something to happen → es kaum erwarten können, dass etw geschieht

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eager [ˈiːgəʳ] adj (keen, pupil) → appassionato/a, attento/a; (search, desire) → appassionato/a
to be eager to do sth (impatient) → essere impaziente or ansioso/a di fare qc, non veder l'ora di fare qc
to be eager for (knowledge, power) → essere avido/a di (affection) → essere desideroso/a di (happiness) → desiderare ardentemente
he gave me an eager look → mi ha guardato speranzoso

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eager [ˈiːgəʳ] adj (keen, pupil) → appassionato/a, attento/a; (search, desire) → appassionato/a
to be eager to do sth (impatient) → essere impaziente or ansioso/a di fare qc, non veder l'ora di fare qc
to be eager for (knowledge, power) → essere avido/a di (affection) → essere desideroso/a di (happiness) → desiderare ardentemente
he gave me an eager look → mi ha guardato speranzoso

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eager

adj eager [ˈiːgə]

full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic He is always eager to win. gretig مُتَلَهِّف على، توّاق жаден chtivý ivrig; opsat; vild eifrig 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 begerig ivrig gorliwy, ochoczy ansioso dornic жаждущий chtivý željan željan ivrig, angelägen กระหาย; อยากได้; ร้อนรน; กระตือรือร้น; ทะเยอทะยาน istekli, hevesli 渴望的 палкий; нетерплячий نہایت آرزو مند háo hức; thiết tha 渴望的

n eagerness

gretigheid تَوْق، تَلَهُّف على، تشوُّق желание dychtivost iver; lyst; utålmodighed der Eifer προθυμία, ανυπομονησία, λαχτάρα ansia innukus شوق؛ رغبت innokkuus désir ardent (de) חֶשֶק, הִתלָהָבוּת उत्सुकता želja, žudnja buzgalom semangat ákafi, kapp desiderio 熱心さ 열심 troškimas, siekimas kāre; karsta vēlēšanās kesungguhan begerigheid iver gorliwość ansiedade dorinţă (puternică) пыл, рвение dychtivosť, žiadostivosť vnetost želja iver ความกระหาย; ความอยากได้; ร้อนรน; กระตือรือร้น; ทะเยอทะยาน istek, heves 渴望, 熱心 запал; завзяття اشتیاق sự háo hức; sự say mê 渴望, 热心

adv eagerly

gretiglik بِتَلَهُّف، بِتَشَوُّق с желание nedočkavě ivrigt; utålmodigt eifrig 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 begerig ivrig ochoczo ansiosamente cu ardoare рьяно nedočkavo vneto željno ivrigt อย่างกระหาย; อยากได้; ร้อนรน; กระตือรือร้น; ทะเยอทะยาน istekle, hevesle 渴望地，急切地 завзято; палко شوق سے một cách hăm hở; thiết tha 渴望地，急切地