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Meanings of
eagerness
in English
Catalan
disponibilitat
Spanish
disponibilidad
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Prompt willingness.
zeal
readiness
forwardness
Catalan
disponibilitat
Portuguese
ânsia
Catalan
afany
Spanish
ansia
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A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something.
keenness
avidity
avidness
Portuguese
ânsia
Usage of
eagerness
in English
1
Lord Beresford's
eagerness
to use the Gardner overcame his tactical good sense.
2
He said to Sedgemore, 'You seem all
eagerness
to get under way.
3
Some, however, may risk overstretching themselves in their
eagerness
to do this.
4
Gill questioned Harris'
eagerness
to recuse himself from the pending marriage case.
5
In their
eagerness
,
many went far in advance of the main train.
6
Despite Brock's
eagerness
for the divorce, there was really no great hurry.
7
Ferdinand in his
eagerness
threw himself into the midst of the foe.
8
In truth, there was something puerile in the
eagerness
which Philip manifested.
9
The hand shook, and the face was in a glow of
eagerness
.
10
He mingled with the crowd in his
eagerness
to learn the particulars.
11
But there was no mistaking their
eagerness
to get back to sea.
12
De Soya saw their
eagerness
for combat and was saddened by it.
13
Sofya felt the
eagerness
of the men for the word of truth.
14
The
eagerness
of his manner aroused the curiosity of both the boys.
15
The
eagerness
and determination of some children in music-history is really wonderful.
16
She said it with an
eagerness
that made his heart flip over.
Other examples for "eagerness"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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eagerness
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
great eagerness
feverish eagerness
intense eagerness
tremble with eagerness
sudden eagerness
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Translations for
eagerness
Catalan
disponibilitat
promptitud
afany
ànsia
anhel
deler
ardor
avidesa
Spanish
disponibilidad
ansia
afán
Portuguese
ânsia
anseio
Eagerness
through the time
Eagerness
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Rare