eagerness
gb/ˈiɡɚnəs/ us/ˈiɡɚnəs/
B1
Inglês
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lelkesedés
NOME
B1
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lelkesedés
B1
Padrão de uso:
[someone]'s eagerness to [do something]
Her eagerness to start the new project was obvious to everyone.
Mindenki számára nyilvánvaló volt, mennyire lelkesen szeretné elkezdeni az új projektet.
The children waited with eagerness for the show to begin.
A gyerekek lelkesen várták, hogy elkezdődjön az előadás.
He accepted the invitation with great eagerness.
I noticed his eagerness to help whenever someone needed it.
Exemplos para aprendentes
She showed eagerness to help me.
Látszott rajta, hogy lelkesen szeretne segíteni nekem.
I saw his eagerness to play football.
Láttam rajta, mennyire szeretne focizni.
They waited with eagerness for the bus.
We have eagerness to learn English.
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'eagerness' with 'urgency'. 'Eagerness' is about desire and willingness, not necessarily speed or emergency.
Significado
Strong desire or enthusiasm
Colocações
show eagerness
|express eagerness
|with eagerness
|eagerness to learn
|eagerness for success
Sinónimos
enthusiasm (Often implies excitement and enjoyment, not just desire.)
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keenness (Similar meaning but slightly more formal or British in tone.)
Antónimos
reluctance (Indicates unwillingness or hesitation, the opposite of eagerness.)
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apathy (Lack of interest or concern, directly opposing eagerness.)
Temas
emotions
|motivation
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Definição
A strong feeling of wanting to do or get something very much.
A strong and keen feeling of wanting to do something or have something.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
eagerness
IPA
GB/ˈiɡɚnəs/
US/ˈiɡɚnəs/
Sílabas e acento
eager - ness (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (eager)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: eagerness
- Plural: eagerness
Família de palavras
Expressões
eagerness to please
1/ˈiɡɚnəs tə plˈiz/
fixed phrase
Strong wish to make others happy
A strong feeling of wanting to make other people happy or satisfied.
Exemplos
- His eagerness to please sometimes makes him say yes too often.
- She smiled with an eagerness to please everyone in the group.
with eagerness
1/wˈɪθ ˈiɡɚnəs/
fixed phrase
In a way that shows strong desire
In a way that shows you really want to do something or have something.
Exemplos
- She opened the letter with eagerness.
- The students listened with eagerness to the teacher's story.