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1 eagerly
adverb vneto -
2 drink in
(to take in eagerly: They listened eagerly, drinking in every detail.) požirati* * *transitive verb vsesavati; figuratively požirati besede koga -
3 eager
['i:ɡə](full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) željan- eagerly* * *[í:gə]adjective ( eagerly adverb)željan, poželjiv; oster; vnet, hlepeč, lakomen, pohlepen; (to) nestrpenarchaic eager air — hladen zrakcommerce eager buying — živahen prometeager about ( —ali in) — prizadeven, marljiveager after ( —ali for) — pohlepen, željan, vnet -
4 covet
past tense, past participle - coveted; verb(to desire or wish for eagerly (especially something belonging to someone else): I coveted her fur coat.)- covetous- covetously
- covetousness* * *[kʌvit]transitive verbhrepeneti, hlepeti; biti pohlepen -
5 gulp
1. verb(to swallow eagerly or in large mouthfuls: He gulped down a sandwich.) pogoltniti2. noun1) (a swallowing movement: `There's a ghost out there,' he said with a gulp.) kepa v grlu2) (the amount of food swallowed: a gulp of coffee.) požirek* * *I [gʌlp]nounpožirek; požiranje, goltanjeII [gʌlp]transitive verb & intransitive verbpožirati, goltati -
6 jump at
(to take or accept eagerly: He jumped at the chance to go to Germany for a fortnight.) pograbiti* * *transitive verb planiti na kogato jump at the chance — zgrabiti z obema rokama, pograbiti priliko -
7 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) skočiti2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) preskočiti3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) planiti2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) skok- leap year
- by leaps and bounds* * *I [li:p]nounskok (tudi figuratively), preskoka leap in the dark — tvegan poskus, pot v neznanoby leaps and bounds — skokovito, zelo hitrowith a leap — hitro, nenadomaII [li:p]1.intransitive verbskočiti, skakati; poskočiti, poskakovati; odskočiti ( from); preskočiti, preskakovati ( over); izskočiti ( out); vzplamteti (plamen), iti v glavo (kri);2.transitive verbpreskočiti, preskakovati; pognati konja v skok -
8 over-eager
[óuvərí:gə]adjective ( over-eagerly adverb)preveč vnet -
9 quarry
I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) kamnolom2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) lomiti kamenII ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.) plen2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) plen* * *I [kwɔri]nounkamnolom; figuratively zlata jama, virII [kwɔri]1.transitive verblomiti kamen; figuratively izkopavati, izkopati (out, of iz); pridobivati s težkim delom ( from iz);2.intransitive verbdelati v kamnolomu; figuratively riti, kopati (in v)to quarry for — stikati, brskati za čemIII [kwɔri]nounpreganjana divjad, plen; figuratively plen, žrtev, iskana stvarIV [kwɔri]nounrombasta ali kvadratna šipa; klesanec, kvadratast strešnik; neglazirana pečnica -
10 snap up
(to grab eagerly: I saw this bargain in the shop and snapped it up straight away; The bargains were snapped up.) zagrabiti* * *transitive verb hlastno pograbiti, zagrabiti, zagotoviti si; prekiniti sobesednikato snap s.o. up — nadreti, nahruliti koga -
11 hotly
1) (eagerly; quickly: The thieves were hotly pursued by the police.) z vnemo2) (angrily; passionately: The accusations were hotly denied.) ostro -
12 lap up
(to drink eagerly by lapping: The dog lapped up the water.) polokati -
13 launch into
(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) začeti -
14 like a shot
(very quickly; eagerly: He accepted my invitation like a shot.) kot iz puške
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Eagerly — Ea ger*ly, adv. In an eager manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eagerly — index readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
eagerly — adv. Eagerly is used with these verbs: ↑accept, ↑ask, ↑await, ↑devour, ↑embrace, ↑enquire, ↑join, ↑lean, ↑listen, ↑nod, ↑participate, ↑respond, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
eagerly — eager ► ADJECTIVE 1) strongly wanting to do or have. 2) keenly expectant or interested. DERIVATIVES eagerly adverb eagerness noun. ORIGIN originally also in the sense «pungent, sour»: from Old French aigre keen , from Latin acer sharp, pungent … English terms dictionary
eagerly — adverb with eagerness; in an eager manner (Freq. 6) the news was eagerly awaited • Syn: ↑thirstily • Derived from adjective: ↑thirsty (for: ↑thirstily), ↑eager … Useful english dictionary
eagerly — adverb see eager … New Collegiate Dictionary
eagerly — See eager1. * * * … Universalium
eagerly — adverb a) In an eager manner. b) anxiously See Also: eagerness … Wiktionary
eagerly — Synonyms and related words: animatedly, anxiously, ardently, avidly, breathlessly, de bonne volonte, enthusiastically, impatiently, keenly, promptly, quickly, readily, vivaciously, willingly, with a will, with alacrity, with good will, with gusto … Moby Thesaurus
eagerly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. anxiously, zealously, intently, sincerely, expectantly, anticipatorily, vigorously, readily, earnestly, willingly, heartily, enthusiastically, energetically, strenuously, fiercely, cordially, readily, promptly, rapidly,… … English dictionary for students
eagerly — adv. passionately, avidly … English contemporary dictionary