eagerly
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ea·ger 1
(ē′gər)adj. ea·ger·er, ea·ger·est
1. Having or showing keen interest, intense desire, or impatient expectancy. See Usage Note at anxious.
2. Obsolete Tart; sharp; cutting.
[Middle English eger, sour, sharp, impetuous, from Anglo-Norman egre, from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots.]
ea′ger·ly adv.
ea′ger·ness n.
ea·ger 2
(ē′gər, ā′gər)n.
Variant of eagre.
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Adv. | 1. | eagerly - with eagerness; in an eager manner; "the news was eagerly awaited" |
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Translations
بِتَلَهُّف، بِتَشَوُّق
ivrigt
buzgón
ákaflega; af ákefî
nedočkavo
željno
hevesleistekle
eagerly
[ˈiːgəlɪ] ADV (= enthusiastically) [say, accept] → con entusiasmo; (= impatiently) [await, anticipate] → con impaciencia, ansiosamente; (= hopefully) → con ilusión; (= avidly) [read, listen] → con avidezCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
eagerly
adv → eifrig; await, anticipate → gespannt; accept, agree → bereitwillig; eagerly awaited → mit Spannung erwartet; we look forward eagerly to the day when … → wir warten ungeduldig auf den Tag, an dem …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
eagerly
[ˈiːgəlɪ] adv (listen, watch) → attentamente; (speak, work) → con entusiasmo; (wait) → ansiosamenteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
eager
(ˈiːgə) adjective full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic. He is always eager to win.
ˈeagerness nounˈeagerly adverb
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