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be keen toto be very interested in or enthusiastic about doing something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to be very interested in or enthusiastic about doing something

Pronunciation (IPA): /biː kiːn tuː/

Korean meaning: ~하는 것에 매우 관심이 있다, 열망하다, 간절히 원하다

Korean pronunciation: 비 **킨** 투

Example Sentences

  • My cat is keen to knock everything off my desk while I'm working.
  • The students are keen to finish the project before the deadline.
  • He's always keen to try new restaurants, especially if they serve unlimited refills.

be keen to

NOUN

//biː kiːn tuː//

to be very interested in or enthusiastic about doing something

be keen to concept
💡 Concept

to be very interested in or enthusiastic about doing something

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be keen to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Be keen to keep the garden green and clean!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/biː kiːn tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/biː kiːn tuː/

🌳Etymology

Rootkeen

Origin

'keen'은 고대 영어 'cēne'에서 유래되어 '용감한, 날카로운'을 의미했다가 점차 '열정적인, 간절한'의 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

seenmeancleangreen
seen
mean
clean
green

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat is keen to knock everything off my desk while I'm working.

The students are keen to finish the project before the deadline.

😄 Fun example

He's always keen to try new restaurants, especially if they serve unlimited refills.

The company is keen to expand into international markets.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

be eager tobe enthusiastic aboutbe anxious tobe willing tobe ready to

Antonyms

be reluctant tobe unwilling tobe hesitant to

Related

be interested inbe excited aboutlook forward to