eagerly B2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings 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 AI details From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly. egerly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # eagerly **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈiɡɚli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈiːɡəli/ **Frequency rank:** 19042 ## Meanings 1. In a keen and excited way; with great interest. ## Examples - The children waited eagerly for the show to begin. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: egerly ## Etymology From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly. ## AI Etymology Eagerly comes from Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly. In current use, the main sense is “In a keen and excited way; with great interest”. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings markdown