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  • 31eager — ea|ger [ˈi:gə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: aigre, from Latin acer sharp ] 1.) very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do eager to do sth ▪ I was eager to get back to work… …

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  • 32eager — [[t]i͟ːgə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, ADJ to inf, ADJ for n If you are eager to do or have something, you want to do or have it very much. Robert was eager to talk about life in the Army... When my own son was five years old, I… …

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  • 33eager */*/ — UK [ˈiːɡə(r)] / US [ˈɪɡər] adjective very keen to do something or enthusiastic about something that will happen She looked at the eager faces waiting for her news. eager to do something: He s so eager to learn that he stays late every evening.… …

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  • 34Eager learning — In artificial intelligence, eager learning is a learning method in which the system tries to construct a general, input independent target function during training of the system, as opposed to lazy learning, where generalization beyond the… …

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  • 35eager — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, only too …

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  • 36eager — adjective Etymology: Middle English egre, from Anglo French egre, aigre, from Latin acer more at edge Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic sharp b. obsolete sour 2. marked by …

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  • 37Eager Seas (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Eager Seas Type = Album Artist = Watashi Wa Released = January 24, 2006 Recorded = Genre = Pop rock/Christian rock Length = Label = Tooth Nail Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = The Love Of Life (2003) This album =… …

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  • 38eager beaver — noun an alert and energetic person • Syn: ↑busy bee, ↑live wire, ↑sharpie, ↑sharpy • Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑doer, ↑worker • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 39eager — eager1 eagerly, adv. eagerness, n. /ee geuhr/, adj. 1. keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing. 2. characterized by or revealing great earnestness: an eager look. 3. Obs. keen; …

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  • 40eager\ beaver — n. phr. slang A person who is always eager to work or do anything extra, perhaps to win the favor of his leader or boss. Jack likes his teacher and works hard for her, but his classmates call him an eager beaver. The man who was promoted to be… …

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