Eager
adjective
Wanting to do or have something very much.
She is eager to get started on the project.
adjective
Full of energy and excitement.
He is an eager beaver when it comes to working on new tasks.
Often appears as...
- eager beaver
- eager to please
adjective
Used to express desire or eagerness.
Eager eyes were watching the clock.
Often appears as...
- eager eyes
- eager anticipation
adjective
Wanting to do or have something very much.
She is eager to get started on the project.
adjective
Full of energy and excitement.
He is an eager beaver when it comes to working on new tasks.
Often appears as...
- eager beaver
- eager to please
adjective
Used to express desire or eagerness.
Eager eyes were watching the clock.
Often appears as...
- eager eyes
- eager anticipation
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of desire
Indicates strong desire or enthusiasm to start or obtain something.
He was eager for the game to begin.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Focused
Often used to show excitement about something that will happen soon.
The kids are eager for Christmas morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Emotion
Expresses a positive and upbeat feeling, not negative anxiety.
She's eager to meet her pen pal in person.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of desire
Indicates strong desire or enthusiasm to start or obtain something.
He was eager for the game to begin.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Focused
Often used to show excitement about something that will happen soon.
The kids are eager for Christmas morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Emotion
Expresses a positive and upbeat feeling, not negative anxiety.
She's eager to meet her pen pal in person.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of desire
Indicates strong desire or enthusiasm to start or obtain something.
He was eager for the game to begin.
Pro Tip 2/3Future Focused
Often used to show excitement about something that will happen soon.
The kids are eager for Christmas morning.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Emotion
Expresses a positive and upbeat feeling, not negative anxiety.
She's eager to meet her pen pal in person.
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Vermicomposting: How...
Think of all the food made in the world each year. Hard to picture? Then, imagine that you are all of humanity, and on a plate in front of you is the one lovely annual meal you make for yourself. You did all sorts of work putting that meal on your table. You must be eager to consume the fruits of your labor. And the vegetables and meats
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A simple way to break a...
and we step into being. We become this inner scientist where we're eagerly awaiting that next data point. Now, this might sound too simplistic to affect behavior. But in one study, we found that mindfulness training was twice as good as gold standard therapy at helping people quit smoking.
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Learning is bravery PIPE...
a little bit more and so it's safer to hold a little bit back it's safer to care just a little bit less but now we live in this world where we get a chance to dance and to leap and to hack and to do things that touch other people right but we're so eager to add another tweet
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Divers Fight the...
the fish that we get for our work is actually through collaborations with local fishermen many of those folks are very interested obviously in what's going on with their ecosystem supports their livelihood and so they're very eager to help for our part we get to get
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Ancient Rome’s most...
He returned home a gifted surgeon with a passion for anatomy and a penchant for showmanship. He gleefully entered public anatomy contests, eager to show up his fellow physicians. In one demonstration, he caused a pig to lose its voice by tying off one of its nerves.
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The myth of Pandora’s...
The first was the trait of curiosity, which settled in her spirit and sent her eagerly out into the world. The second was a heavy box, ornately curved, heavy to hold – and screwed tightly shut. But the contents, Zeus told her, were not for mortal eyes.
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How to fix a broken...
and painful surgeries, and then just as she was ready to jump back into the dating world, she found a lump in her other breast and had to do it all over again. Kathy recovered, though, and she was eager to resume her search for a husband
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Inside the mind of a...
an innocent, loving and lovable kid who was always eager to please. He was poor. And boys like him did menial tasks in the camp. And he seemed happy enough, but I couldn't help wonder -- his parents must have missed him dearly.
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The sonic boom problem -...
and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights, pilots were eager to push their planes to go faster and faster.
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Super Smart Dolphin...
Luna is a young dolphin and as such a little bit more motivated. She she likes to play, to investigate things, and she's very eager to please the trainers. Each run of the experiment yields different results.
Video examples
Vermicomposting: How...
Think of all the food made in the world each year. Hard to picture? Then, imagine that you are all of humanity, and on a plate in front of you is the one lovely annual meal you make for yourself. You did all sorts of work putting that meal on your table. You must be eager to consume the fruits of your labor. And the vegetables and meats
Video examples
A simple way to break a...
and we step into being. We become this inner scientist where we're eagerly awaiting that next data point. Now, this might sound too simplistic to affect behavior. But in one study, we found that mindfulness training was twice as good as gold standard therapy at helping people quit smoking.
Video examples
Learning is bravery PIPE...
a little bit more and so it's safer to hold a little bit back it's safer to care just a little bit less but now we live in this world where we get a chance to dance and to leap and to hack and to do things that touch other people right but we're so eager to add another tweet
Video examples
Divers Fight the...
the fish that we get for our work is actually through collaborations with local fishermen many of those folks are very interested obviously in what's going on with their ecosystem supports their livelihood and so they're very eager to help for our part we get to get
Video examples
Ancient Rome’s most...
He returned home a gifted surgeon with a passion for anatomy and a penchant for showmanship. He gleefully entered public anatomy contests, eager to show up his fellow physicians. In one demonstration, he caused a pig to lose its voice by tying off one of its nerves.
Video examples
The myth of Pandora’s...
The first was the trait of curiosity, which settled in her spirit and sent her eagerly out into the world. The second was a heavy box, ornately curved, heavy to hold – and screwed tightly shut. But the contents, Zeus told her, were not for mortal eyes.
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How to fix a broken...
and painful surgeries, and then just as she was ready to jump back into the dating world, she found a lump in her other breast and had to do it all over again. Kathy recovered, though, and she was eager to resume her search for a husband
Video examples
Inside the mind of a...
an innocent, loving and lovable kid who was always eager to please. He was poor. And boys like him did menial tasks in the camp. And he seemed happy enough, but I couldn't help wonder -- his parents must have missed him dearly.
Video examples
The sonic boom problem -...
and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights, pilots were eager to push their planes to go faster and faster.
Video examples
Super Smart Dolphin...
Luna is a young dolphin and as such a little bit more motivated. She she likes to play, to investigate things, and she's very eager to please the trainers. Each run of the experiment yields different results.
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Zhang Ziyi
Chinese Actress
When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better.
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Jay-Z
American Musician
As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.
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Jeff Fortenberry
American Politician
So many young people are coming out of a generation that has experienced deep woundedness and brokenness, and they are full of life. They are eager to engage. They care about community, and they care about one another.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
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Patrick Soon-Shiong
South African Businessman
We need to and must protect privacy. But I think that people will be willing and even eager to share medical information about themselves for the greater good of mankind.
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Rachel Shenton
British Actress
To be honest, the first thing that hits you when you step off the plane in L.A. is just how eager people are to help you out here - or, at least, that's what I've found.
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Robert South
English Clergyman
In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.
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Nneka
Nigerian Musician
I think it's important to learn instruments, whenever one has a little space. Be eager to learn and love your instrument.
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John Templeton
American Businessman
If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
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Wamiqa Gabbi
As an actress, I am eager to explore different characters.
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Zhang Ziyi
Chinese Actress
When two people first meet, they can only have a very ordinary kind of friendship. But when you begin to understand each other, when you get close to them, you discover that you're suddenly eager to know him or her even better.
Quote examples
Jay-Z
American Musician
As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.
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Jeff Fortenberry
American Politician
So many young people are coming out of a generation that has experienced deep woundedness and brokenness, and they are full of life. They are eager to engage. They care about community, and they care about one another.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends.
Quote examples
Patrick Soon-Shiong
South African Businessman
We need to and must protect privacy. But I think that people will be willing and even eager to share medical information about themselves for the greater good of mankind.
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Rachel Shenton
British Actress
To be honest, the first thing that hits you when you step off the plane in L.A. is just how eager people are to help you out here - or, at least, that's what I've found.
Quote examples
Robert South
English Clergyman
In all worldly things that a man pursues with the greatest eagerness he finds not half the pleasure in the possession that he proposed to himself in the expectation.
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Nneka
Nigerian Musician
I think it's important to learn instruments, whenever one has a little space. Be eager to learn and love your instrument.
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John Templeton
American Businessman
If we become increasingly humble about how little we know, we may be more eager to search.
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Wamiqa Gabbi
As an actress, I am eager to explore different characters.
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