enthusiastic

«enthusiastic» in Mova's school dictionary: very interested, excited and keen about something — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

1) Enthusiastic means very interested, excited and keen about something. tree →

2) Showing lots of energy and happiness when doing something. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in school reports («an enthusiastic learner»), sport and stories about feelings. Phrases: «enthusiastic about», «an enthusiastic welcome», «enthusiastic crowd». It tells the reader someone really likes or wants something.

examples

• The class was enthusiastic about the trip to the zoo. tree →
• She is an enthusiastic reader. tree →
• The crowd gave an enthusiastic cheer. tree →
• My dog is very enthusiastic when I come home. tree →
• He wasn't very enthusiastic about tidying his room. tree →
• The coach praised the enthusiastic team. tree →

note

«An enthusiastic» (vowel sound). Pattern: enthusiastic about something. Noun: enthusiasm; adverb: enthusiastically. Spelling: en-thu-si-as-tic. Informal synonyms: keen (UK), pumped, stoked (Australia/NZ slang).

In the corpora

• "Enthusiastic contributor" can mean the pupil shouts out answers without waiting.
• On a school report, "natural leader" can mean bossy and "enthusiastic contributor" can mean shouts out answers without waiting.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «enthusiastic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.