"eagerly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈiɡɚli/ [General-American], /ˈiːɡəli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-eagerly.ogg [US] Forms: more eagerly [comparative], most eagerly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|egerly}} Middle English egerly, {{suffix|en|eager|ly}} eager + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} eagerly (comparative more eagerly, superlative most eagerly)
  1. In an eager manner. Synonyms: heartily, with a will Related terms: eagerness Translations (in an eager manner): gretig (Dutch), avide (Esperanto), hanakasti (Finnish), innokkaasti (Finnish), kärkkäästi (Finnish), halukkaasti (Finnish), avidement (French), eifrig (German), impazientemente (Italian), certātim (Latin), cupienter (Latin), alacriter (Latin), chętnie (Polish), gorliwie (Polish), niecierpliwie (Polish), ochoczo (Polish), skwapliwie (Polish), z niecierpliwością (Polish), z przejęciem (Polish), z zapałem (Polish), avidamente (Portuguese), सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) (Sanskrit), ansiosamente (Spanish), ivrigt (Swedish), нетерпляче (neterpljače) (Ukrainian), з нетерпінням (z neterpinnjam) (Ukrainian), палко (palko) (Ukrainian), жадібно (žadibno) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-eagerly-en-adv-xkXD9oxn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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