eagerly

«eagerly» in Mova's school dictionary: In a way that shows you really want to do or have… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (eagerly)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that shows you really want to do or have something and are excited about it. tree →

2) Keenly and with much interest: «We listened eagerly.» tree →

sense in the lessons

Stories use «eagerly» to show excitement: «She eagerly opened the present.» Alice eagerly follows the White Rabbit; the Mole eagerly learns about boats. Common phrases: «eagerly awaited», «eagerly waiting», «nodded eagerly».

examples

• The children eagerly waited for the bell. tree →
• The puppy eagerly wagged its tail. tree →
• Alice ran eagerly after the White Rabbit. tree →
• We eagerly opened the box of new books. tree →
• The film was eagerly awaited. tree →
• «Can I come?» asked the Mole eagerly. tree →
• “And back to Kansas?” she asked eagerly. tree →

note

From «eager» + «-ly». Do not confuse «eagerly» (excitedly) with «anxiously» (worriedly).

In the corpora

• The Mole climbed in eagerly; the Rat only snorted and stayed outside.
• As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages;

Trees and pragmatics

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