"eager" meaning in English

See eager in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈiɡɚ/ [US], /ˈiːɡə/ [UK] Audio: en-us-eager.ogg [US] Forms: eager [positive], more eager [comparative], most eager [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To be eager is to hardly be able to wait to do something.
    Sense id: simple-eager-en-adj-H7JOLK5s
     
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