EXCITED


Meaning of EXCITED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪksaɪtɪd ]

1.

If you are excited , you are so happy that you cannot relax, especially because you are thinking about something pleasant that is going to happen to you.

I’m very excited about the possibility of playing for England’s first team...

I was so excited when I went to sign the paperwork I could hardly write.

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ , oft ADJ about n

• ex‧cit‧ed‧ly

‘You’re coming?’ he said excitedly. ‘That’s fantastic! That’s incredible!’

ADV : ADV with v

2.

If you are excited , you are very worried or angry about something, and so you are very alert and cannot relax.

I don’t think there’s any reason to get excited about inflation...

= agitated

ADJ

• ex‧cit‧ed‧ly

Larry rose excitedly to the edge of his seat, shook a fist at us and spat.

ADV : ADV with v

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