noun · neutral
eagerness
UK/ˈiːɡənəs/US/ˈiːɡərnəs/EA·ger·ness
a strong and excited desire to do something
Examples
“Her eagerness to learn made her the obvious choice for the exchange program.”
“The volunteers showed great eagerness to help after the flood.”
“You could see his eagerness in the way he prepared for the interview.”
Band 8 sentence
“When I interviewed her, I was struck by her eagerness to tackle unfamiliar tasks and learn quickly.”
Collocations
- eagerness to learn
- show eagerness
- eagerness for
Word family
Common mistakes
She showed eager to join the project.→She showed eagerness to join the project.
There were many eagernesses among applicants.→There was a lot of eagerness among the applicants.
Say it for a higher band
5interest→6readiness→7+eagerness
Synonyms
enthusiasm
keenness
Easily confused
readiness
“Her readiness to start the job was obvious after she finished training.”
enthusiasm
“The audience's enthusiasm made the speaker more confident.”
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