EXCITED


Meaning of EXCITED in English

1.

If you are ~, 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 ~ about the possibility of playing for England’s first team...

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

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

~ly

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

ADV: ADV with v

2.

If you are ~, 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 ~ about inflation...

= agitated

ADJ

~ly

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

ADV: ADV with v

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