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eagerly

/ˈiɡɝɫi/ adv B2 ✓

In an eager manner.

Word Origin Eager comes from Latin 'acer' 'sharp, keen' — so eager originally meant 'sharp, cutting' in the sense of intense desire. 'Eagerly' is the adverb. The same root gives us 'acrimonious' (sharp-tasting, bitter), 'acerbity' (sharpness), 'acuity' (sharpness of mind). The PIE root *h₂eḱ- meant 'sharp'.

adv In an eager manner. B2 ✓

The children eagerly opened their presents on Christmas morning.

(副词) 急切地；渴望地；热切地；殷切地；迫不及待地

孩子们在圣诞早晨热切地打开了礼物。

(adverbio) con entusiasmo; ansiosamente; con ansia; ávidamente; con ganas [Con entusiasmo o ansia.]

Los niños abrieron sus regalos con ansia en la mañana de Navidad.

(adverbe) avec empressement; avidement; ardemment; avec impatience; avec enthousiasme [Avec empressement et impatience.]

Les enfants ont ouvert eagerly leurs cadeaux au matin de Noël.

(Adverb) eifrig; begierig; ungeduldig; voller Erwartung [Mit großer Begeisterung, Ungeduld oder Vorfreude; voller Eifer.]

Die Kinder rissen **eagerly** ihre Geschenke am Weihnachtsmorgen auf.

(副詞) 熱心に；待ちきれない様子で

子供たちはクリスマスの朝、待ちきれない様子でプレゼントを開けた。

(advérbio) ansiosamente; avidamente; com ansiedade [De maneira ansiosa.]

As crianças abriram ansiosamente seus presentes na manhã de Natal.

Synonyms: keenly enthusiastically ardently fervently zealously excitedly willingly readily Antonyms: indifferently apathetically reluctantly unwillingly
Word parts: eager + ly

Common collocations

await verb look verb forward adv ask verb wait verb seek verb accept verb lean verb anticipate verb seize verb nod verb respond verb

Related words

eagerness acrimonious acerbity acuity

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