very interested and excited by something that is going to happen or about something that you want to dosynonymkeeneager crowds outside the stadiumeager for somethingShe is eager for (= wants very much to get) her parents' approval.eager to do somethingEveryone in the class seemed eager to learn.They're eager to please(= wanting to be helpful).Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbsappear,be,look,…adverbextremely,only too,really,…prepositionforSeefull entrySee related entries:Excitement,Showing interestWord OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘pungent, sour’): from Old French aigre ‘keen’, from Latin acer, acr- ‘sharp, pungent’.Extra examplesMuir’s friends were especially eager for him to write the book.They were only too eager to help us.We were eager for news.Eager crowds waited outside the stadium.She is eager for her parents’ approval.They’re eager to please.
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