TOEFL IELTS eager Definition Enthusiastic and impatient to do or have something. Example "The children were eager to open their birthday presents." Sign in to save TOEFL Quiz → IELTS Quiz → ← dynamite earnest → Study tips featuring "eager" Decode Unfamiliar Words Using Their Parts Related words TOEFL brighten GRE abash GRE abate GRE abbreviate GRE abbreviation SAT abdicate GRE abduct SAT abet GRE abhor GRE abide SAT abject TOEFL ablaze