excited

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/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

adj 4

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow

get sb

The loud music and flashing lights got everyone excited for the concert to begin.

ADV

all, extraordinarily, extremely, highly, really, terribly, tremendously, very, wildly

The children were extremely excited when they saw the fireworks light up the night sky.

increasingly | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | strangely | sexually

PREP

about

My grandmother was excited about meeting her new grandchild for the first time.

The children were excited at the announcement that school would be closed tomorrow.

The children were excited by the announcement that school would be closed tomorrow.

Definitions

adj

Having great enthusiasm, passion and energy.

He was very excited about his promotion.

Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday / Today i-is Friday, Friday / We-we-we so excited / We so excited / We gonna have a ball today

Being in a state of higher energy.

The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

Having an erection; erect.

Sexually aroused.

When you lick my neck like that, I get really excited, baby!

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (of persons) excessively affected by emotion

adjective — (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive

activated

adjective — marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

Antonyms

unexcited

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He was very excited about his promotion.

Wiktionary

Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday / Today i-is Friday, Friday / We-we-we so excited / We so excited / We gonna have a ball today

Wiktionary

The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

Wiktionary

I am not excited any more than you are.

Tatoeba · #17597

Getting excited is not at all the same as getting angry.

Tatoeba · #18934

As he grew excited, he spoke more and more rapidly.

Tatoeba · #18935

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