The phrase "eager to greet" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means that someone is enthusiastic or excited about welcoming or meeting someone else. Example: The children were eager to greet their new teacher on the first day of school.
His bag is the first to arrive on the luggage roller coaster: a dog eager to greet its master.
One of those eager to greet the legendary figure was the man who became Gergiev's professor at the St Petersburg Conservatoire.
Again and again at debates, he looked eager to greet her or be friendly during the evening and she iced him.
Before Sarkozy could reply — in fact, before he could think of anything to say on the subject of lipstick manufacturing — they were approached by Angela Merkel, of Germany, who looked eager to greet the newest leader in the G-8.
Before Sarkozy could reply in fact, before he could think of anything to say on the subject of lipstick manufacturing they were approached by Angela Merkel, of Germany, who looked eager to greet the newest leader in the G-8.
Like the first robin of spring, we are eager to greet whatever awaits us in the new season.
Fly to Florida if you want airports with swaying palms, or Dallas-Fort Worth if you're eager to be greeted with 10-gallon hats and cowboy boots.
Super Thursday is the day when publishers release many of the big titles expected to greet eager readers, and elderly relatives, on 25 December.
When the other actors exit the stage door to greet the eager fans outside (including little girls dressed as the show's title character), Mr. Quinton is rarely recognized.
Princess Anne, who counts Queen Elizabeth II as her mum and Prince Charles as her brother, had her athletic gear on to greet the eager members of Team GB, who also arrived to the village in their red sneakers.
When my plane landed in Atlanta around dinnertime on May 12, my best friend Kelly was there to greet me with an eager hug and the plan to stop for some "Pub subs" on the way home.
