eager

Definition von eager im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Sharp; keen; bitter; severe; Brittle; inflexible; not ductile; A tidal bore; Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase; Sharp; sour; acid; adj having a strong wish (for something); {s} strongly desiring, keen, fervently interested; {n} one tide swelling above another; {a} zealous, keen, hot, quick, sour; marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver"; willing, enthusiastic; or eagre Sharp, keen, acid; the French aigre (Latin, crude form, acr- "acer," sharp ) "It doth posset And curd, like eager droppings into milk " Shakespeare: Hamlet, i 5 "Vex him with eager words " Shakespeare: Henry VI , ii 4 Eagle (in royal banners) It was the ensign of the ancient kings of Babylon and Persia, of the Ptolemies and Seleucides The Romans adopted it in conjunction with other devices, but Marius made it the ensign of the legion, and confined the other devices to the cohorts The French under the Empire assumed the same device; If you look or sound eager, you look or sound as if you expect something interesting or enjoyable to happen. Arty sneered at the crowd of eager faces around him Her voice was girlish and eager. = excited + eagerly eager·ly `So what do you think will happen?' he asked eagerly. + eagerness eager·ness a woman speaking with breathless eagerness. = excitement; Something that someone with a lot of energy usually is; If you are eager to do or have something, you want to do or have it very much. Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army When my own son was five years old, I became eager for another baby The low prices still pull in crowds of eager buyers. = keen + eagerness eager·ness an eagerness to learn; Same as Eagre; a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary); 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"; raring; yare
eager beaver: One (especially a child) who is very excited or enthusiastic to begin a task
eager beavers: plural form of eager beaver
eager beaver: an alert and energetic person
eager beaver: one who is extremely enthusiastic about something, one who is very eager to do something
eager to learn: enthusiastic about being educated
eagerly: anxiously
eagerly: In an eager manner
eagerness: Tartness; sourness
eagerly: {a} zealously, keenly, hotly, sharply
eagerness: {n} earnestness, keenness, violence, hotness
be eager to: long for, crave to
eagerly: with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited"
eagerly: with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited
eagerly: passionately, avidly
eagerness: {i} yearning, impatient longing, enthusiasm, zeal
eagerness: a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
eagerness: The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire
wasn't too eager to talk: did not want to tell, did not want to talk about it
with eager anticipation: with excited anticipation, with anxious expectation