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eager (EE guhr) (adjective), more eager, most eager
1. To describe feelings of excitement or enthusiasm about something or some kind of activity: The children were eager to go on the picnic.
2. Illustrating an excited expectancy, a keenness, or zealousness: Elvin's teachers say he is one of the most eager students they have known at the high school.
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