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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#m1)

2) Showing strong interest: «eager faces», «eager to please». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x1)
- We were eager to start the experiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x2)
- She is always eager to help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x3)
- The children were eager for the holidays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x4)
- Eager faces watched the magician. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x5)
- He's an eager beaver and finishes his work early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x6)
- Our dog is so eager to please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x7)
- He was roused from this dejection by Smee’s eager voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eager/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.207/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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