eagerly

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈiɡɚli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡəli/

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Adverb

eagerly (comparative more eagerly, superlative most eagerly)

1. In an eager manner.
   • 1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 103:

     Heidi had been listening eagerly, with shining eyes.

   • 2018 December 6, Matt Falcus, “16 new airports and terminals we can’t wait to fly into”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 25 April 2025:

     The world’s favorite airport and Asian mega-hub, Singapore Changi, is eagerly working towards opening its new Jewel and Terminal 5.

Synonyms

• heartily, with a will

Related terms

• eagerness

Translations

in an eager manner

• Dutch: gretig (nl)
• Esperanto: avide (eo)
• Finnish: hanakasti (fi), innokkaasti (fi), kärkkäästi (fi), halukkaasti (fi)
• French: avidement (fr)
• German: eifrig (de)
• Hungarian: mohón (hu)
• Italian: impazientemente (it)
• Latin: certātim, cupienter, alacriter
• Polish: chętnie (pl), gorliwie (pl), niecierpliwie (pl), ochoczo (pl), skwapliwie (pl), z niecierpliwością, z przejęciem, z zapałem
• Portuguese: avidamente (pt)
• Sanskrit: सत्कृत्य (sa) (satkṛtya)
• Spanish: ansiosamente (es)
• Swedish: ivrigt (sv)
• Ukrainian: нетерпляче (uk) (neterpljače), з нетерпінням (z neterpinnjam), палко (palko), жадібно (žadibno)

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