adjective
Definition: Keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing.
Example: The eager child raised her hand to answer the teacher's question.
Etymology
From Old French "aguer", meaning "sharp, pointed"
Collocates for 'eager'
were •, with •, more •, • eyes, very •, been •, seemed •, • face, most •, always •, • young, their •, • hands, • interest, • anticipation, • curiosity, • faces, • look, • desire, less •, • voice, • questions, • than, • that, • little, than •, even •, • smile, • hand, • with, • attention, • about, • enough, looked •, quite •, • fingers, this •, • expectation, • expression, almost •, still •, • gaze, • haste, those •, being •, suddenly •, ever •, • lips, both •, • mouth
Frequency and 5grams for English word 'eager'
1860 eager (adj) 0,00320% eager to get back to, and he was eager to, had been so eager to, he was so eager to, eager to get to the
Words containing lemma 'eager' in its full form
meager
eagerly
uneager
eagerness
overeager
overeagerness
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