eagerly
/ˈiːɡəli/adverb
उच्चारण ईगली
उत्सुकता से, बेसब्री से, उत्साहपूर्वक
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in a way that shows great interest in or excitement about something, often something that is going to happen
उत्सुकता से, बेसब्री से, उत्साहपूर्वक
- Radhika's fans are eagerly awaiting her new book.
- The children listened eagerly to the story.
- The whole class waited eagerly for the exam results.
+ 2 more examples
- Fans eagerly gathered outside the stadium to see the team arrive.
- She opened the letter eagerly and read it twice.
Synonyms keenly enthusiastically impatiently avidly
Opposite reluctantly unwillingly indifferently
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
eagerly + verb
Eagerly shows enthusiasm; it comes before the main verb or after the object.
'Eagerly' उत्साह दिखाता है; यह मुख्य verb से पहले या object के बाद आता है।
- The students eagerly awaited the results.
- Radhika opened the parcel eagerly.
eagerly awaited / anticipated
Eagerly awaited is a common modifier before nouns such as event or result.
'Eagerly awaited' event या result जैसे nouns से पहले आने वाला सामान्य modifier है।
- The eagerly awaited film will be released on Friday.
await vs wait for
Await takes a direct object; wait takes for, so we say eagerly awaiting the result, or eagerly waiting for the result.
'Await' के बाद direct object आता है; 'wait' के बाद for, इसलिए 'eagerly awaiting the result' या 'eagerly waiting for the result' कहा जाता है।
- We are eagerly awaiting your reply.
- The fans waited eagerly for the team.
eager to + verb / eager for + noun
The adjective eager is followed by to-infinitive or for plus noun.
Adjective 'eager' के बाद to-infinitive या for + noun आता है।
- She is eager to learn.
- The village is eager for rain.
+Collocations 3
eagerly + verb
awaitwaitanticipatelistenlook forward
- He listened eagerly to the coach.
verb + eagerly
acceptnodaskreadgrab
- She accepted the offer eagerly.
eagerly + adjective
eagerly awaitedeagerly anticipatedeagerly soughteagerly expected
- The eagerly awaited result was declared on Monday.
“More examples 6
- Children eagerly wait for the Diwali holidays.
बच्चे दीवाली की छुट्टियों की उत्सुकता से प्रतीक्षा करते हैं।
- Radhika eagerly raised her hand to answer.
राधिका ने उत्तर देने के लिए उत्सुकता से हाथ उठाया।
- The crowd eagerly waited for the cricketer to come out.
भीड़ क्रिकेटर के बाहर आने का उत्सुकता से इंतज़ार कर रही थी।
- He eagerly took the opportunity to study abroad.
उसने विदेश में पढ़ने का अवसर उत्सुकता से स्वीकार किया।
- We look forward eagerly to meeting you.
हम आपसे मिलने की उत्सुकता से प्रतीक्षा कर रहे हैं।
- The students eagerly looked at the notice board for the list.
विद्यार्थियों ने सूची के लिए notice board को उत्सुकता से देखा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ We are eagerly awaiting for your reply.
✓ We are eagerly awaiting your reply.
Await is transitive and takes no for.
'Await' सकर्मक है और इसके बाद for नहीं आता।
✗ He eager waited for the results.
✓ He eagerly waited for the results.
An adverb is needed to modify waited.
Waited को modify करने के लिए adverb चाहिए।
✗ I am eagerly looking forward to meet you.
✓ I am eagerly looking forward to meeting you.
In look forward to, to is a preposition, so the verb takes -ing.
'Look forward to' में to preposition है, इसलिए verb में -ing लगता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: eagerly awaited and eagerly anticipated are very common collocations.
Usage में eagerly awaited और eagerly anticipated बहुत प्रचलित collocations हैं।