eager

«eager» in Mova's school dictionary: Wanting very much to do or have something; keen and excited — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (eager; more eager, most eager)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wanting very much to do or have something; keen and excited. tree →

2) Showing strong interest: «eager faces», «eager to please». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and school reports, an eager pupil is keen to learn and answers questions. «Eager beaver» is a playful name for someone very keen. Phrases: «eager to», «eager for», «eager to please», «eager to learn», «eager beaver».

examples

• The eager puppy ran to the door. tree →
• We were eager to start the experiment. tree →
• She is always eager to help. tree →
• The children were eager for the holidays. tree →
• Eager faces watched the magician. tree →
• He's an eager beaver and finishes his work early. tree →
• Our dog is so eager to please. tree →
• He was roused from this dejection by Smee’s eager voice. tree →

note

Patterns: «eager to + verb», «eager for + noun». Adverb: «eagerly»; noun: «eagerness». Similar: «keen» (UK, Aus) and «excited». Starts with a vowel sound: «an eager pupil».

In the corpora

• He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «eager» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.