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# eagerly

«eagerly» in Mova's judaism 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#m1)

2) Keenly and with much interest: «We listened eagerly.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used for longing, as a worker for rest, and Hosea's call to try hard to know the LORD. Interpretation: Hosea 6:3 is read as a call to repentance and to a close search for God. In the primary 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

- As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages; (Writings JOB.7.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x1)
- They come all of them for violence; their faces are set eagerly as the east wind; and they gather captives as the sand. (Prophets HAB.1.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x2)
- And let us know, eagerly strive to know the LORD, His going forth is sure as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.' (Prophets HOS.6.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x3)
- The children eagerly waited for the bell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x4)
- The puppy eagerly wagged its tail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x5)
- Alice ran eagerly after the White Rabbit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x6)
- We eagerly opened the box of new books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x7)
- The film was eagerly awaited. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x8)
- «Can I come?» asked the Mole eagerly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x9)
- “And back to Kansas?” she asked eagerly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/#x10)

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [As a servant that eagerly longeth for the shadow, and as a hireling that looketh for his wages;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.152/)
- [The Mole climbed in eagerly; the Rat only snorted and stayed outside.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/30-willows-ch2-part2-the-canary-coloured-cart/31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eagerly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eagerly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.