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Meanings of eagerness in inglés

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Prompt willingness.

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        A positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something.

              ansia
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              Examples for "zeal"
              Examples for "zeal"
              1
              However, in his zeal for reform one matter of detail was overlooked.
              The Irish Times
              2
              Opinion polls show reform zeal cooled somewhat once these arguments were heard.
              Reuters
              3
              Our zeal for visually representing nature has a long and complex history.
              The Guardian
              4
              This zeal operated in the same manner in favour of their instructors.
              Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke
              5
              Nobody can doubt my zeal for the general instruction of the people.
              Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
              1
              Doubts, however, persists over Mali's readiness to hold elections in three months.
              Reuters
              2
              The maximum score in the standard army physical readiness test was 300.
              Reuters
              3
              Let your résumé reflect your progress and readiness to pursue new opportunities.
              Ebony
              4
              Since the economic crisis, everything is focused on applicable skills and job-readiness.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Very early in the morning of the 11th all was in readiness.
              Sir Robert Hart / The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition
              1
              She should avoid forwardness, and be quiet in manner and in speech.
              The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social...
              2
              The maize granary at Parramatta was also in a state of forwardness.
              An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Volume 2 / ...
              3
              He thereupon privately chid his wife for her forwardness in the matter.
              The Woodlanders
              4
              The treaty for that purpose is in greater forwardness than you imagine.
              Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6
              5
              Tsz-lu has forwardness enough for them both; therefore I hold him back.
              Chinese Literature / Comprising the Analects of Confucius, the S...
              Usage of eagerness in inglés
              1
              Lord Beresford's eagerness to use the Gardner overcame his tactical good sense.
              The gun
              2
              He said to Sedgemore, 'You seem all eagerness to get under way.
              Beyond the Reef
              3
              Some, however, may risk overstretching themselves in their eagerness to do this.
              The Irish Times
              4
              Gill questioned Harris' eagerness to recuse himself from the pending marriage case.
              Ebony
              5
              In their eagerness, many went far in advance of the main train.
              The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West
              6
              Despite Brock's eagerness for the divorce, there was really no great hurry.
              Lightning
              7
              Ferdinand in his eagerness threw himself into the midst of the foe.
              Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
              8
              In truth, there was something puerile in the eagerness which Philip manifested.
              History of the United Netherlands, 1587d
              9
              The hand shook, and the face was in a glow of eagerness.
              The Heir of Redclyffe
              10
              He mingled with the crowd in his eagerness to learn the particulars.
              The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
              11
              But there was no mistaking their eagerness to get back to sea.
              Reuters
              12
              De Soya saw their eagerness for combat and was saddened by it.
              The Hyperion Cantos
              13
              Sofya felt the eagerness of the men for the word of truth.
              Mother
              14
              The eagerness of his manner aroused the curiosity of both the boys.
              Jack Harkaway and His Son's Escape from the Brigands of Greece
              15
              The eagerness and determination of some children in music-history is really wonderful.
              Music Talks with Children
              16
              She said it with an eagerness that made his heart flip over.
              Wrangling the redhead
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              Translations for eagerness
              portugués
              ânsiaanseio
              Eagerness through the time
              Eagerness across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common
              Ireland
              Rare