eager

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Someone who's eager is excited and ready for something to happen or to start doing it.

When we use the word "eager", we usually mean that someone really wants to do something, like going on a new adventure or trying a new food. Imagine you're planning a trip with your friends, and one of them keeps asking about when you'll leave - that person is probably eager to get started! Or maybe your friend has been looking forward to trying a certain restaurant for weeks; if they exclaim "Finally!" as soon as the waiter takes their order, it's likely because they were really eager to taste that dish.

How common is "eager"?

Word eager is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

adjective

Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
Example: Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.
(computing theory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
Example: an eager algorithm
(dated) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
(obsolete, literal) Sharp; sour; acid.
(obsolete, figurative) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.

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Real examples of "eager" in context

Tom Holland Confirms Spider-Man 4, Talks Hiding Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Cameos and BERO

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They seemed eager, and we just got to work.

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How common is "eager"?

adjective

Real examples of "eager" in context

Tom Holland Confirms Spider-Man 4, Talks Hiding Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield Cameos and BERO

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