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# eagerness

«eagerness» in Mova's school dictionary: **A strong wish to do or have something, full of energy and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A strong wish to do or have something, full of energy and interest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#m1)

2) Keenness; being impatient to start. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

It describes a happy, excited desire: «in her eagerness to help», «eagerness to learn». In school reports teachers praise «eagerness to learn». In stories eagerness often makes a character rush and make mistakes, like Toad's eagerness for every new craze or the Elephant's Child's eagerness to know what the Crocodile has for dinner.

### examples

- In his eagerness to see the puppies, Sam ran ahead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x1)
- The class showed great eagerness to learn about volcanoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x2)
- In her eagerness she knocked over the paint pot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x3)
- The Elephant's Child asked his questions with endless eagerness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x4)
- Mole's eagerness to see the river made him forget his spring-cleaning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x5)
- The dog wagged its tail with eagerness when it heard the lead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x6)
- Her eagerness to help made her the teacher's favourite helper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x7)
- In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart slap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eagerness/#x8)

### note

Uncountable noun from the adjective «eager»; the adverb is «eagerly». Often followed by «to + verb» (eagerness to win) or «for + noun» (eagerness for news). Do not confuse «eager» (keen, wanting) with «anxious» (worried), though people sometimes use «anxious to» for eager.

### Trees and pragmatics

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