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The definition of eager is ready and impatient to do something.

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An example of eager is a child who is very excited and waiting for her first trip to Disney World.

See eager in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

feeling or showing keen desire; impatient or anxious to do or get; ardent
Archaic sharp; keen

Origin: ME egre < OFr aigre < L acer, sharp, acute, ardent, eager: see acid

Related Forms:

eagerly adverb
eagerness noun

noun

Brit. eagre

See eager in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective ea·ger·er, ea·ger·est

Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.
Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English eger, sour, sharp, impetuous

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman egre

Origin: , from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

eaˈger·ly adverb

eaˈger·ness noun

noun

Variant of eagre.

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