eager
/ˈiːgər/ adjectiveDefinition
› wanting to do or have something very much: [+ to do sth] Sam was eager to go home and play on his computer.
eagerly adverb › an eagerly awaited announcement eagerness noun [U] (Definition of eager adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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