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adjective |
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When you are eager to do something, you want to do it very much and you want to do it as soon as possible. When you are eager for something, you are excited about it and want it to begin.
We were eager for the game to start.- synonyms:
- anxious, thirsty
- antonyms:
- reluctant
- similar words:
- ambitious, impatient
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| related words: |
enthusiastic, glad, ready, wild, willing |
| derivation: |
eagerness (n.) |
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