eager

a.

1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] «Like eager droppings into milk.» Shak.

2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] «A nipping and an eager air.» «Eager words.» Shak.

3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase.

And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes.

Shak.

How eagerly ye follow my disgraces!

Shak.

When to her eager lips is brought
Her infant's thrilling kiss.

Keble.

A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys.

Hawthorne.

Conceit and grief an eager combat fight.

Shak.

4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.]

Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it, that it will as little endure the hammer as glass itself.

Locke.

Syn. -- Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent; intense; impassioned; zealous; forward. Usage: See Earnest. -- Eager, Earnest. Eager marks an excited state of desire or passion; thus, a child is eager for a plaything, a hungry man is eager for food, a covetous man is eager for gain. Eagerness is liable to frequent abuses, and is good or bad, as the case may be. It relates to what is praiseworthy or the contrary. Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind, feeling, or sentiment. It is always taken in a good sense; as, a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the conscience; an agent is earnest in his solicitations.

Ea·ger
n.

Same as Eagre.

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adjective

Intensely desirous or interested: agog, ardent, athirst, avid, bursting, impatient, keen¹, solicitous, thirsting, thirsty. Informal raring. Idioms: champing at the bit, ready and willing. See concern/unconcern.

adj

Definition: anxious, enthusiastic
Antonyms: apathetic, disinterested, dispassionate, unconcerned, uneager, unenthusiastic

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IN BRIEF: Wanting very much to do something; having or showing an impatient or enthusiastic desire.

We never listen when we are eager to speak. — Luise von Francois, German writer.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - ivrig, begærlig, forhippet, spændt

idioms:

• eager beaver    nævenyttig person, morakker

2.
n. - voldsom bølge, hvor flodbølger mødes

Nederlands (Dutch)
vurig, benieuwd, begerig

Français (French)
1.
adj. - désireux/avide (de/de faire), impatient, curieux, pressé, passionné, violent, avide (un regard), âpre (une discussion)

idioms:

• eager beaver    personne enthousiaste et consciencieuse, (être) zélé

2.
n. - lame/vague de fond (de la rencontre de deux courants, etc)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - eifrig

idioms:

• eager beaver    arbeitswütige Person

2.
n. - Flutwelle

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρόθυμος, ενθουσιώδης, ένθερμος, ανυπόμονος

idioms:

• an eager beaver    δουλευταράς, εξαιρετικά εργατικός ή δραστήριος
• eager beaver    δουλευταράς, εξαιρετικά εργατικός ή δραστήριος

Italiano (Italian)
ardente, curioso, desideroso

idioms:

• eager beaver    zelantone

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ansioso, ávido

idioms:

• eager beaver    pessoa (f) muito cuidadosa e diligente

Русский (Russian)
стремящийся, жаждущий

idioms:

• eager beaver    работяга

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - ardiente en deseo o sentimiento, esperando ansiadamente, mostrando seriedad, astuto

idioms:

• eager beaver    persona que trata de impresionar, obsequioso en extremo

2.
n. - inundación

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ivrig, angelägen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
热心的, 热望的, 渴望的

idioms:

• an eager beaver    野心勃勃的
• eager beaver    野心勃勃的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熱心的, 熱望的, 渴望的

idioms:

• an eager beaver    野心勃勃的
• eager beaver    野心勃勃的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 열심인, 열망하는 , 매운

2.
n. - 조수 해일

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 熱望して, 切望して, 熱心な

idioms:

• an eager beaver    頑張り屋, 仕事の虫
• eager beaver    はりきり屋

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متلهف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮להוט, משתוקק‬
n. - ‮גל בעל חזית תלולה שנוצר במיפגש בין שתי גיאויות‬

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