KEEN


Meaning of KEEN in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a good/keen/acute sense of sth

Pigs have a keen sense of smell.

a keen sense of sth (= a good ability to judge something )

As a lawyer, he had a keen sense of the value of political connections.

an enthusiastic/keen supporter

Eisenhower had been an enthusiastic supporter of the regime.

be mad keen (on sth)

‘Did you enjoy the film?’ ‘I wasn’t mad keen.’

considerable/strong/keen interest

The results of their work will be of considerable interest.

keen sportsman

He’s a very keen sportsman .

keen (= extremely good )

Eagles are known for their extremely keen eyesight.

stiff//tough/fierce/intense/keen competition (= strong competition )

There is stiff competition for places at the best universities.

superior/considerable/keen etc intellect

He combined a formidable intellect with a talent for speaking.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

as

I am a high-handicapper, but as keen as anyone else to improve my game.

Some freeholders were just as keen as was the average burgh councillor to retain close ties with the government ministers.

Peasants often have more practical experience than philosophers and are just as keen to make money out of their produce.

We arrived as keen as a couple of puppies out for their first walkies, full of fun and raring to go!

But firms have not been as keen to get involved as had been hoped.

He did not know the people on it and they did not seem as keen to join as he had expected.

By that stage I was as keen on it as she was.

By now Nilsson was 56, but the voice, once warmed up, is as keen and steady as ever.

■ NOUN

competition

Early impressions suggest that there could be keen competition to provide such a service - if the money can be found!

Within seconds, though, I felt a keen competition .

Both sales saw keen competition for the more interesting lots.

eye

At least with her young, keen eyes she would have seen that he was being duped by his own nephew.

First, each has a keen eye for talent.

But with being a keen golfer, I developed a keen eye for a golf ball and a distance.

And he kept a keen eye on the housing department's invoices.

His thick grey hair was well groomed, his keen eyes looked kind, and his handshake was firm.

She speaks with warmth of Maxwell, Redpath and Gillies and there's a keen eye too kept on contemporary talents.

He had keen eyes and quick hands, so it was a long time before he got caught.

Salford are in the bidding, Oldham are keeping a keen eye on him and St Helens are reportedly interested.

gardener

At home he was a keen gardener winning many prizes for his efforts.

Mummy is a keen gardener , and his father loves flowers.

He was a very keen gardener .

Finally, for keen gardeners there is the opportunity to recreate at home what you have seen in National Trust gardens.

He is a keen gardener , and expressed great pleasure at the choice of present.

Charles Wade was also a keen gardener .

A speechreader was chatting about roses to a keen gardener .

interest

He has a keen interest in contemporary music and is a founder member of the ensemble Capricorn.

The answer is obvious: Symington, via Leckie, had an early and keen interest in procurement matters.

Hardy took a keen interest in their production, although, with two exceptions, the plays themselves were not his work.

Both leaders have professed keen interest in the border-its environment, its enforcement, its very being.

He has a keen interest in popular music and the developing laws and rights in respect of musical performers and songwriters.

Some people have expressed surprise at learning the U. S. Chamber of Commerce is taking such a keen interest in welfare reform.

Ideally with keen interest in current affairs, entertainment, health and lifestyle subject areas.

This part of the action was watched with keen interest by those at Union headquarters across the Antietam.

sense

And Matt Camplisson, a recently retired bus inspector, will also be there with his keen sense of humour.

Alexander, of course, had a keen sense of the value of my commentary.

The most skilled and literate combined the keenest sense of grievance with the ability to articulate their aspirations.

But his good-ore-boy mannerisms hide a keen sense of opportunity.

We feel a keen sense of responsibility for the sick and needy.

Hughes was blessed or cursed by a very keen sense of the social drama of collective life.

But she too had a keen sense of making the best of whatever was given.

They lose their keen sense of smell and direction when the wind picks up like this.

sportsman

Being a doctor was the occupation of his father, a keen sportsman .

He sang in the choir, was a talented musician and a keen sportsman .

He is a keen sportsman and enjoys marathon running for charity. joined the purchase ledger department in August.

He had been a keen sportsman in his youth, and now followed cricket avidly.

Shocked Shocked friends and colleagues spoke last night of the two brothers who were keen sportsmen .

He is a very keen sportsman and enjoys football, fishing and rugby.

A keen sportsman , he'd spent Saturday afternoon playing rugby for his college club.

A keen sportsman , he has several times completed the Great North Run.

supporter

Coming from the disciplines of law, economics and politics, they were all keen supporters of the consumer movement.

But the organisation is a keen supporter of driver training as the best way of making the roads a safer place.

The right hon. Gentleman was a keen supporter of the poll tax.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a keen eye for detail

a keen interest in science

Chris is a keen photographer - he's won several competitions.

Gabby was obviously anxious to do well, and Jane was keen to help her.

Goethe was a keen amateur geologist.

Greg has a keen mind.

My parents have always been keen on travelling, whenever they get the chance.

Paul, a keen sportsman, prided himself on his level of fitness.

She hasn't much experience but she's very keen .

There are plenty of after-school opportunities for people who are keen on athletics.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Coming from the disciplines of law, economics and politics, they were all keen supporters of the consumer movement.

He had a keen brain and he spotted instantly that as addresses went this one was on the vague side.

He remained keen on jiving and would throw himself all over the place, hair wild and eyes sparkling.

If you're so bloody keen on accuracy, let's be accurate about this.

Originally from Plymouth, she was a very keen squash and tennis player before suffering a knee injury at skiing.

Parr's thin, keen face had narrowed, strangely.

Sam was also a keen and talented naturalist.

They are also quite keen on marijuana, feel most masculine during sport and are least inclined to admire Nigel Mansell.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.