Standard Lemma guide

eagerly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈiɡɚli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈiːɡəli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IY1 G ER0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an eager manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with eagerness; in an eager manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the news was eagerly awaited

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thirstily

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: gretig — in an eager manner
  • Esperanto: avide — in an eager manner
  • Finnish: hanakasti — in an eager manner
  • Finnish: innokkaasti — in an eager manner
  • Finnish: kärkkäästi — in an eager manner
  • Finnish: halukkaasti — in an eager manner
  • French: avidement — in an eager manner
  • German: eifrig — in an eager manner
  • Hungarian: mohón — in an eager manner
  • Italian: impazientemente — in an eager manner
  • Latin: certātim — in an eager manner
  • Latin: cupienter — in an eager manner
  • Latin: alacriter — in an eager manner
  • Polish: chętnie — in an eager manner
  • Polish: gorliwie — in an eager manner
  • Polish: niecierpliwie — in an eager manner
  • Polish: ochoczo — in an eager manner
  • Polish: skwapliwie — in an eager manner
  • Polish: z niecierpliwością — in an eager manner
  • Polish: z przejęciem — in an eager manner
  • Polish: z zapałem — in an eager manner
  • Portuguese: avidamente — in an eager manner
  • Sanskrit: सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) — in an eager manner
  • Spanish: ansiosamente — in an eager manner
  • Swedish: ivrigt — in an eager manner
  • Ukrainian: нетерпляче (neterpljače) — in an eager manner
  • Ukrainian: з нетерпінням (z neterpinnjam) — in an eager manner
  • Ukrainian: палко (palko) — in an eager manner
  • Ukrainian: жадібно (žadibno) — in an eager manner