Eager

/iɡə/ · adjective

Meaning

Desirous; keen to do or obtain something..

Definitions by Sense

1. Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
2. (computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
3. (dated) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
4. (obsolete, literal) Sharp; sour; acid.
5. (obsolete, figurative) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
6. (intransitive) To be or become eager.
7. (intransitive) To express eagerness.
8. (transitive) To make or encourage to be eager

Example Sentences

Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.

The hounds were eager in the chase.

I was eager to show my teacher how much I'd learned over the holidays.

You stayed up all night to get to the front of the queue. You must be very eager to get tickets.

When to her eager lips is brought / Her infant's thrilling kiss.

a crowd of eager and curious schoolboys

When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.

an eager algorithm

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Word Forms

• more eager
• eagerer
• most eager
• eagerest
• aigre
• eagre
• eagers
• eagering
• eagered

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