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eager
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[ adjective ] having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
Examples "eager to learn" "eager to travel abroad" "eager for success" "eager helpers" "an eager look" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)Manager_Hemus , eager to end a pitching slump that has brought four losses in the five games on the current home stand , moved Gibson to the Wednesday night starting assignment . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)NBC had gathered a_lot of historical material which it was eager to share . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Once you become an avocado fan , you will look_forward to the season each_year with eager anticipation . (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)Park visitors are always eager to learn more about the area they are in . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)And_then the questions came , eager , interested questions , and many compliments on his having overcome his infirmity . |
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[ adjective ] marked by active interest and enthusiasm
Examples "an avid sports fan" "a great walker" "an eager beaver" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Of_course , it must_not be forgotten that in achieving this historical feat , Prokofieff had the vast resources of his people behind him ; time and economic security ; symphony_orchestras , opera and ballet_companies ; choruses , chamber_music ensembles ; soloists ; recordings ; broadcastings ; television ; large and eager audiences . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11392
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[ noun ] (nautical) a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
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