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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Eager \Ea"ger\, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre,
     aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous;
     akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root
     signifying to be sharp. Cf. Acrid, Edge.]
     1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] ``Like eager droppings into
        milk.'' --Shak.
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     2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] ``A nipping and an
        eager air.'' ``Eager words.'' --Shak.
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     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.
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              And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. --Shak.
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              How eagerly ye follow my disgraces!   --Shak.
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              When to her eager lips is brought
              Her infant's thrilling kiss.          --Keble.
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              A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys.
                                                    --Hawthorne.
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              Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. --Shak.
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     4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.]
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              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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Eager \Ea"ger\, n.
     Same as Eagre.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Eager \Ea"ger\, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre,
     aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous;
     akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root
     signifying to be sharp. Cf. Acrid, Edge.]
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Eager \Ea"ger\, n.
     Same as Eagre.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  eager
       adj 1: having or showing keen interest or intense desire or
              impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to
              travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers";
              "an eager look" [ant: uneager]
       2: marked by active interest and enthusiasm; "an avid sports
          fan"; "a great walker"; "an eager beaver" [syn: avid, great,
           zealous]
       n : a high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by
           colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary) [syn: tidal
           bore, bore, eagre, aegir]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eager
     Αγγλικά a.
     που επιθυμεί ή επιδιώκει κάτι πολύ έντονα, πρόθυμος, ανυπόμονος,
  ενθουσιώδης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eager
     a.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     alt.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To be or become eager.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To express eagerness.
     3 (lb en transitive) To make or encourage to be eager
     n.
     (alternative form of en eagre nodot=1) (tidal bore).

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Eager
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  eager
     a.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     alt.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To be or become eager.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To express eagerness.
     3 (lb en transitive) To make or encourage to be eager
     n.
     (alternative form of en eagre nodot=1) (tidal bore).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Eager
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  eager
     a.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     alt.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To be or become eager.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To express eagerness.
     3 (lb en transitive) To make or encourage to be eager
     n.
     (alternative form of en eagre nodot=1) (tidal bore).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Eager
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  eager
     a.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     alt.
     desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To be or become eager.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To express eagerness.
     3 (lb en transitive) To make or encourage to be eager
     n.
     (alternative form of en eagre nodot=1) (tidal bore).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Eager
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eager
     Englanti a.
     innokas, kiihkeä, halukas

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  eager
     Engelska a.
     ivrig

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  eager /ˈiːɡə/
  begerig, belus, gretig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Eager /ˈiːɡə/
  متلهّف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  eager //ˈiɡɚ// //ˈiːɡə// //ˈɪɡə// //ˈɪɡɚ// 
  [[си́лно]] [[жела́ещ]], нетърпели́в
  excited by desire in the pursuit of any object