KEEN


Meaning of KEEN in English

adj. (esp. BrE ) eager/enthusiastic

VERBS

▪ appear , be , look , seem , sound

▪ remain

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

She's a very ~ gardener.

▪ desperately , especially , more than , particularly , terribly

He's particularly ~ on football.

▪ not at all , not exactly , not overly , not too

The banks were not at all ~ to lend to somebody who actually seemed to need money.

▪ equally

She is extremely keen to remain with the police and we are equally ~ to retain her.

▪ always

She was always ~ to hear the local gossip.

▪ obviously

▪ naturally , understandably

She was naturally ~ to make a good impression.

PREPOSITION

▪ for

They were desperately ~ for information.

▪ on

Sally's quite ~ on the idea.

PHRASES

▪ as ~ as mustard (= very keen) ( BrE , informal )

Keen is used with these nouns: ↑ admirer , ↑ amateur , ↑ anticipation , ↑ appreciation , ↑ awareness , ↑ collector , ↑ competition , ↑ ear , ↑ eye , ↑ eyesight , ↑ fan , ↑ fisherman , ↑ follower , ↑ footballer , ↑ gardener , ↑ golfer , ↑ insight , ↑ intellect , ↑ interest , ↑ mind , ↑ observation , ↑ observer , ↑ perception , ↑ photographer , ↑ sailor , ↑ sense , ↑ sportsman, sportswoman , ↑ supporter , ↑ swimmer , ↑ traveller , ↑ understanding

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .