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eagerly

UK/ˈiːɡəli//ˈiɡɚli/

eagerly adverb: in an eager manner.

Adverb

eagerly (comparative more eagerly, superlative most eagerly)

  1. In an eager manner.
    • Heidi had been listening eagerly, with shining eyes.1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 103
    • The world’s favorite airport and Asian mega-hub, Singapore Changi, is eagerly working towards opening its new Jewel and Terminal 5.2018 December 6, Matt Falcus, “16 new airports and terminals we can’t wait to fly into”, in CNN, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2025

eagerly meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam and Gujarati

eagerly in Tamil

வினையுரிச்சொல், ஆர்வமாக

eagerly in Marathi

आतुरतेने, उत्सुकतेने

eagerly in Malayalam

ആകാംക്ഷയോടെ, വ്യഗ്രതയോടെ, ഔത്സുക്യത്തോടെ

eagerly in Gujarati

આતુરતાથી
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eagerly in Sanskrit
सत्कृत्य satkṛtya

Examples of eagerly in a sentence

  • Bostonians eagerly await the arrival of spring after a long, cold, snowy winter.
  • All the feasters eagerly awaited the arrival of the main course.
  • She eagerly took a second helping of ice cream.

All 40 example sentences with eagerly

Synonyms of eagerly

Forms of eagerly

comparativemore eagerly
superlativemost eagerly

Origin of eagerly

From Middle English egerly; equivalent to eager + -ly.

Questions about eagerly

What does eagerly mean?
Eagerly means in an eager manner.
What is eagerly in Tamil?
Eagerly in Tamil is வினையுரிச்சொல், ஆர்வமாக. See Eagerly meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is eagerly?
Eagerly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce eagerly?
Eagerly is pronounced /ˈiɡɚli/ (US).

Words near eagerly in the dictionary

  1. eagered
  2. eagerer
  3. eagerest
  4. eagering
  5. eagerish
  6. eagerly
  7. eagerness
  8. eagernesses
  9. eagers
  10. eagersome
  11. eagle

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: eagerly (page history and authors); eagerly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); eagerly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); eagerly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); eagerly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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