eager

noun adjective

Stress: first syllable

Syllables: ea-ger (2)

English Definition

Strongly wanting to do or have something

Example Sentence

She is very eager to learn a new language.

US IPA /ˈiːɡər/

UK IPA /ˈiːɡə(r)/

keen enthusiastic anxious impatient earnest

indifferent apathetic uninterested