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eager
eager [ gər ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. enthusiastic and excited about doing something: enthusiastic and excited about something and impatiently waiting to do or get it
eager to help
eager for praise
2. full of enthusiasm and impatience: expressing enthusiastic interest and expectation or an impatient desire to do something
an eager face
[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman egre< Latin acer 'sharp']

eagerly adverb
eagerness noun
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