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eager

UK
/ˈiːɡə/
US
/ˈiɡɚ/

Translations

eageradjective
eagerer
Comp.
eagerest
Super.
UK
/ˈiːɡə/
US
/ˈiɡɚ/
She was eager to start her new job and meet her colleagues.
Elle était désireuse de commencer son nouvel emploi et de rencontrer ses collègues.
The children were eager for the school holidays to begin.
Les enfants étaient impatients que les vacances scolaires commencent.
Additional translations
avideS’emploie surtout avec « de » ; registre courant.
Synonyms
enthusiastic
keen
excited
avid
zealous
fervent
ardent
desirous
Antonyms
apathetic
indifferent
unenthusiastic
eagernoun
eagers
pl
UK
/ˈiːɡə/
US
/ˈiɡɚ/
Archaic/rare noun sense (‘eagre’): a tidal bore; also obsolete sense ‘acidity, sourness’.
mascaretSens archaïque.
The eager swept upriver, sending waves crashing against the embankment.
Le mascaret remonta le fleuve, envoyant des vagues s’écraser contre la digue.
Additional translations
aigreTerme vieilli ; sens d’acidité ou de liquide acide servant à l’assaisonnement.

Definitions

eageradjective
Having a keen or enthusiastic desire or interest.
She was eager to start her new job and meet her colleagues.
Impatiently longing or anticipating something.
The children were eager for the school holidays to begin.
Sharp or keen in sensation, especially of wind or cold; biting; piercing. (Archaic)
An eager wind whipped across the open plain.
eagernoun
A tidal bore; a sudden surge of water rushing up a river caused by an incoming tide. (Archaic)
The eager swept upriver, sending waves crashing against the embankment.
Acidity; sourness; an acid or sour liquid used for seasoning. (Obsolete)
Medieval recipes sometimes call for a spoonful of eager to sharpen the flavour.
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