eager

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /iɡə/ UK /ˈiːɡə/ See IPA manual

Freq #5521

Meanings

1

adj
Very keen and excited to do or have something.

Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.

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Synonyms

1 adj · very keen and excited to do... keen

More alacritousathirst fainraringsolicitous

Opposites

averse disinclined reluctant unwilling

Word family

Derived forms beeregareagerly eagernesseagersomeovereageruneager

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigrebor. Middle English egre English eager Inherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (modern French aigre), from Latin ācrus, variant of ācer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.

*h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European egre Middle English aigre Old French ācrus Latin

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# eager

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /iɡə/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiːɡə/
**Frequency rank:** 5521

## Meanings
1. Very keen and excited to do or have something.

## Examples
- Stacey is very eager to go cycling this weekend.

## Synonyms
- alacritous
- athirst
- fain
- keen
- raring
- solicitous

## Antonyms
- averse
- disinclined
- reluctant
- unwilling

## Derived Forms
- beeregar
- eagerly
- eagerness
- eagersome
- overeager
- uneager

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂eḱ-
- Root: egre
- Root: aigre
- Root: ācrus

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigrebor. Middle English egre English eager Inherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (modern French aigre), from Latin ācrus, variant of ācer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar.

## AI Etymology
Eager is inherited from Middle English egre, eger, from Old French aigre, egre (modern French aigre), from Latin ācrus, variant of ācer (“sharp, keen”); see acid, acerb, etc. Compare vinegar, alegar. In current use, the main sense is “Very keen and excited to do or have something”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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