eager
IPA: ˈigɝ
noun
- A surname.
- Alternative form of eagre (tidal bore). [a tidal bore]
verb
- (intransitive) To be or become eager.
- (intransitive) To express eagerness.
- (transitive) To make or encourage to be eager
adjective
- Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
- (computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
- (dated) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
- (obsolete, literal) Sharp; sour; acid.
- (obsolete, figurative) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
Examples of "eager" in Sentences
- He was eager to beat his enemy.
- He was eager to civilize the tribe.
- Cycloid is tough and eager to fight.
- I'm most acquiescent and eager to please.
- Dolson is a firebrand eager to change the Church.
- He takes to the seas, eager to discover the world.
- They are eager to seize the epiphyte for themselves.
- Also, the eagerness to 'advertise' the process concerns me.
- He is one of the members of the Wikipedia and was eager to join.
- Pastor Matthews show a lot of passion and eagerness to preach the Gospel.