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excited — feeling or showing great enthusiasm and eagerness

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: feeling or showing great enthusiasm and eagerness

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

Example Sentences

  • My dog gets so excited when he hears the word 'walk' that he starts spinning in circles.
  • I'm so excited about the CSAT exam that I can't sleep... said no student ever.
  • The students were excited to hear that the exam had been postponed.

excited

ADJECTIVE

[/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/]

feeling or showing great enthusiasm and eagerness

The kids get so excited when the ice cream truck pulls up.
💡 Concept

The kids get so excited when the ice cream truck pulls up.

EX (out) + CITE (rouse) — by calling his hidden energy EX (out) to CITE (rouse) his spirit, the boy became excited.
🧠 Mnemonic

EX (out) + CITE (rouse) — by calling his hidden energy EX (out) to CITE (rouse) his spirit, the boy became excited.

Being warmly invited to the grand festival and feeling fully united with the team, she was deeply excited for the journey ahead.
🎵 Rhyme

Being warmly invited to the grand festival and feeling fully united with the team, she was deeply excited for the journey ahead.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

🌳Etymology

Prefixex--
Rootcit(e)
Suffix--ed

🎵Rhyme

invited
delighted
united

🔗Collocations

get excited about
excited to see
feel excited
excited crowd
excited announcement
excited children
so excited that

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My dog gets so excited when he hears the word 'walk' that he starts spinning in circles.”

😄 Fun example

“I'm so excited about the CSAT exam that I can't sleep... said no student ever.”

“The students were excited to hear that the exam had been postponed.”

“She felt excited but nervous before her college interview.”

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