eager

(Αγγλικός)

Adj

1. Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
2. Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.
3. (dated) Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
4. (obsolete) Sharp; sour; acid.
5. (figuratively, obsolete) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be or become eager.
2. (intransitive) To express eagerness.
3. (transitive) To make or encourage to be eager

Noun

Alternative form of eagre (“tidal bor”).

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈiɡɚ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: egre

In summary

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.

Έννοιες

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πρόθυμος

σφοδρός

ανυπόμονος

διάπυρος

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Συνώνυμα

ardent

zealous

keen

desirous

avid

enthusiastic

greedy

fervent

willing

passionate

eagre

ready

solicitous

anxious

impatient

intense

earnest

acquisitive

tidal bore

excited

bore

fervid

wishful

aegir

hasty

ambitious

vehement

pertinacious

agog

yearning

game

forward

raring

stimulated

persevering

persistent

intent

jealous

industrious

longing

dying

dry

disposed

diligent

attentive

alert

determined

athirst

decided

frequent

Μεταφράσεις

avido

ansioso

ávido

avide

begierig

eifrig

ávido

desideroso

ansioso

gretig

désireux

belust

zelante

begerig

bramoso