eager
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gər adjective
1.
keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
2.
characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look.
3.
Obsolete. keen; sharp; biting.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English egre < Anglo-French, Old French egre, aigre < Vulgar Latin *ācrus for Latin ācer sharp
1250–1300; Middle English egre < Anglo-French, Old French egre, aigre < Vulgar Latin *ācrus for Latin ācer sharp
Related forms
ea·ger·ly, adverb
ea·ger·ness, noun
Antonyms
1, 2. indifferent, uninterested. 2. heedless.
1, 2. indifferent, uninterested. 2. heedless.
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eager1 (ˈiːɡə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (postpositive; |
| 2. | characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire: an eager look |
| 3. | archaic tart or biting; sharp |
| [C13: from Old French egre, from Latin acer sharp, keen] | |
| 'eagerly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'eagerness1 | |
| —n | |
| eager2 (ˈeɪɡə) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of eagre | |
| eagre or eager (ˈeɪɡə) | |
| —n | |
| a tidal bore, esp of the Humber or Severn estuary | |
| [C17: perhaps from Old English ēagor flood; compare Old English ēa river, water] | |
| eager or eager | |
| —n | |
| [C17: perhaps from Old English ēagor flood; compare Old English ēa river, water] | |
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Word Origin & History
eager
c.1300, from O.Fr. aigre, from V.L. *acrus, from L. acer (gen. acris) "keen, sharp" (see acrid). The Eng. word kept an alternative meaning of "pungent, sharp-edged" till 19c. (e.g. Shakespeare's "The bitter clamour of two eager tongues," in "Richard II"). Related: Eagerly; eagerness.
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Example sentences
Eager to secure a foothold and capitalize on low wages and high levels of skill, foreign firms rushed in.
Females in search of a date or a mate are willing, even eager, to be the aggressors.
But that seems unlikely with oil at the sort of price that makes them especially eager to promote alternative fuels.
These guys are so eager for something to whine about that it probably wouldn't make much difference.
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