eagerly

Thân thiện

The children eagerly opened their presents on Christmas morning.

Definition

Adverb: With eagerness; in an eager manner. It describes doing something with keen enthusiasm, strong desire, or impatient interest.

Usage and Examples

"Eagerly" modifies verbs to show how an action is performed.

• The children eagerly opened their presents on Christmas morning.
• Fans eagerly awaited the release of the author's new book.
• She eagerly accepted the job offer.
• He leaned forward, eagerly listening to every word of the story.

Advanced Usage

• "Eagerly anticipated": A common collocation used for events, products, or news that people are looking forward to with great excitement.
  • The sequel to the popular film is one of the year's most eagerly anticipated releases.
• "Eagerly awaited": Similar to "anticipated," used for something people are waiting for impatiently.
  • The results of the election were eagerly awaited.

Variants and Related Words

• Eager (adjective): Having or showing keen interest or intense desire.
  • He was eager to learn.
• Eagerness (noun): Keen enthusiasm or impatient desire.
  • She accepted the challenge with great eagerness.

Synonyms

• Enthusiastically: With intense and eager enjoyment or approval.
• Keenly: With eagerness or enthusiasm.
• Impatiently: In a way that shows irritation or annoyance at having to wait; can overlap with "eagerly" when the focus is on strong desire.
• Avidly: With great interest and enthusiasm.

Antonyms

• Reluctantly: In an unwilling or hesitant way.
• Apathetically: Without interest or enthusiasm.
• Indifferently: Without interest or concern.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. with eagerness; in an eager manner
   • the news was eagerly awaited

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