eagerly

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈiɡɚli/ UK /ˈiːɡəli/ See IPA manual

Freq #19042

Meanings

1

adv
In a keen and excited way; with great interest.

The children waited eagerly for the show to begin.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in a keen and excited way;... keenly

Etymology

From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly.

egerly Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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