- very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to do; showing this synonym keen
- eager crowds outside the stadium
- Small eager faces looked up and listened.
- eager for something She is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval.
- eager to do something Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
- They're eager to please (= wanting to be helpful).
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1- They were only too eager to help us.
- Muir's friends were especially eager for him to write the book.
- We were eager for news.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘pungent, sour’): from Old French aigre ‘keen’, from Latin acer, acr- ‘sharp, pungent’.Want to learn more?
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