What does eager mean in English? Meaning of eager definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "eager": a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
Noun
Meaning: a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)Synonyms: aegir
bore
eager
eagre
tidal boreHypernyms: tidal current
tidal flowMeaning of "eager": having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
Adjective
Meaning: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancyExample: eager to learn
eager to travel abroad
eager for success
eager helpers
an eager lookSynonyms: eagerAntonyms: uneagerSimilar: anxious
dying
hot
impatient
overeager
raringAlso see: enthusiasticAdjective: (obsolete) Sharp; sour; acid. Shakespeare like eager droppings into milkShakespeare like eager droppings into milk(obsolete) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. Shakespeare eager words Shakespeare a nipping and an eager airShakespeare eager wordsShakespeare a nipping and an eager air(Can we clean up(+) this sense?) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement. Keble When to her eager lips is brought / Her infant's thrilling kiss. Hawthorne a crowd of eager and curious schoolboys 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, The China Governess[1]: 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. 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.Keble When to her eager lips is brought / Her infant's thrilling kiss.Hawthorne a crowd of eager and curious schoolboys1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, The China Governess[1]: 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.Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. John Locke Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself.John Locke Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself.(computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required. an eager algorithmSynonyms:
restless, thirsty, hungry, greedy, impatient, keen, ambitious, longing, hankering, yearning, earnest, intent, wild, craving, acquisitive, agog, antsy, ardent, athirst, avid, breathless, covetous, desiring, desirous, fervent, fervid, gung ho, heated, hot, restive, solicitous, vehement, voracious, wishful, zealous, pining, appetent, champing at the bit, dying to, hot to trot, ready and willing, self-starting, warmblooded, rarin' to go,
Antonyms:
satisfied, apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, unconcerned, uneager, unenthusiastic,
