eager
adjective/ˈiːɡə/CEFR B1আগ্রহী, উৎসুক
Meaning
Very interested and wanting to do something.
Example sentences
- The children are eager to play.বাচ্চারা খেলতে উৎসুক।
- She is eager to learn English.সে ইংরেজি শিখতে আগ্রহী।
- The students were eager to learn.শিক্ষার্থীরা শিখতে আগ্রহী ছিল।
- She is eager to meet her cousins.সে তার চাচাতো ভাইবোনদের সাথে দেখা করতে উৎসুক।
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms: keen, enthusiastic, willing
Antonyms: reluctant, unwilling, indifferent
Similar words, and what each means
- keen
আগ্রহী, উৎসাহী
Very interested or enthusiastic about something.
- enthusiastic
উৎসাহী, উদ্দীপ্ত
Showing great interest and excitement.
- willing
ইচ্ছুক, রাজি
Ready and happy to do something.
- excited
উত্তেজিত, রোমাঞ্চিত
Very happy and eager about something.
Other English words for “আগ্রহী, উৎসুক”
- keen
Very interested or enthusiastic about something.
- interested
Wanting to know or learn more about something.
Opposite words
- reluctant
অনিচ্ছুক বা দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত, অনিচ্ছুক
Unwilling and hesitant to do something.
- unwilling
অনিচ্ছুক, নারাজ
Not wanting to do something.
- indifferent
উদাসীন
Having no interest, concern, or feeling about something.
Word family
Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.
“eager” elsewhere on EnglishBD
The students of every class are eager to have them again this year, and many of us have never taken part in a school sports day at all.
Application for Holding an Annual Sports →With due respect, we, the students of class nine of your school, beg to state that we are eager to go on a study tour to Sonargaon and the Panam City ruins during the coming winter vacation.
Application for Permission to Go on a Study Tour →
Where this word is used
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“eager” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • আগ্রহী, উৎসুক
- • ব্যক্তিগত অভিজ্ঞতানির্ভর, গল্পনির্ভর
- • তাড়াহুড়োপূর্ণ, ব্যস্ত
- • সতর্ক, সাবধানী
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আগ্রহী, উৎসুক — eager (adjective) — আগ্রহী, উৎসুক. Very interested and wanting to do something.
Which word is closest in meaning to “eager”?
- • antibacterial
- • keen
- • disenchanted
- • heartless
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keen — keen — আগ্রহী, উৎসাহী. Very interested or enthusiastic about something.
Related words
- keenআগ্রহী, উৎসাহীsynonym
- enthusiasticউৎসাহী, উদ্দীপ্তsynonym
- willingইচ্ছুক, রাজিsynonym
- reluctantঅনিচ্ছুক বা দ্বিধাগ্রস্ত, অনিচ্ছুকantonym
- unwillingঅনিচ্ছুক, নারাজantonym
- indifferentউদাসীনantonym
- e-walletই-ওয়ালেটnearby
- eachপ্রত্যেকটি, প্রতিজনnearby
- eagerlyআগ্রহভরে, সাগ্রহেnearby
- eagernessআগ্রহ, ব্যাকুলতাnearby
- earningsআয়, উপার্জনsame level
- earthquakeভূমিকম্পsame level