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eager
adjective
-
eager
,
eagerer
,
eagerest
very
keen
,
excited
,
and
ready
for
something
to
happen
or
to
do
something
β’
The
children
were
eager
to
open
their
birthday
presents
.
The
children
were
eager
to
open
their
birthday
presents
.
β’
An
eager
crowd
gathered
outside
the
stadium
hours
before
the
concert
began
.
An
eager
crowd
gathered
outside
the
stadium
hours
before
the
concert
began
.
Old
English
Δgor
and
later
Middle
English
egre
borrowed
from
Old
French
aigre
,
originally
meaning
β
sharp
,
keen
,β
which
evolved
to
the
present
sense
of
keen
desire
.
adjective
-
eager
,
eagerer
,
eagerest
(
archaic
)
sharp
,
biting
,
or
piercing
,
especially
describing
cold
wind
or
air
β’
A
bitter
and
eager
wind
swept
across
the
open
fields
.
A
bitter
and
eager
wind
swept
across
the
open
fields
.
β’
The
sailors
dreaded
the
eager
air
that
signaled
a
hard
northern
storm
.
The
sailors
dreaded
the
eager
air
that
signaled
a
hard
northern
storm
.
From
Middle
English
sense
of
β
sharp
,
keen
β
inherited
from
Old
French
aigre
;
over
time
this
literal
meaning
faded
while
the
figurative
sense
survived
.
