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be keen to vto 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: ~하기를 열망하다, ~에 매우 관심이 있다

Korean pronunciation: 비 **킨** 투

Example Sentences

  • My cat is keen to knock over everything on my desk, especially during important video calls.
  • He's keen to impress his date, so he practiced eating spaghetti gracefully for three hours.
  • The company is keen to expand into international markets.

be keen to v

NOUN

//biː kiːn tuː//

to be very interested in or enthusiastic about doing something

be keen to v concept
💡 Concept

to be very interested in or enthusiastic about doing something

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🎤Pronunciation

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

🌳Etymology

Rootkeen

Origin

keen은 고대 영어 'cene'에서 유래되어 '용감한, 대담한'이라는 의미였다가, 현재는 '예리한, 열성적인'의 의미로 발전했다.

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🎵Rhyme

seenmeancleangreen
seen
mean
clean
green

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat is keen to knock over everything on my desk, especially during important video calls.

😄 Fun example

He's keen to impress his date, so he practiced eating spaghetti gracefully for three hours.

The company is keen to expand into international markets.

Students are keen to finish their assignments before the weekend.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

be eager tobe enthusiastic aboutbe anxious tobe excited to

Antonyms

be reluctant tobe unwilling tobe hesitant to

Related

passionateenthusiasticmotivateddetermined