enthusiastically

«enthusiastically» in Mova's school dictionary: If you do something enthusiastically, you do it with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (enthusiastically; more enthusiastically, most enthusiastically)

meaning for a pupil

1) If you do something enthusiastically, you do it with excitement, eagerness and lots of energy. tree →

2) It can also mean warmly and strongly in favour: «The plan was enthusiastically received». tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in reports, stories and descriptions to show how keenly someone acts: clapping, agreeing, joining in. In a school report: «She takes part enthusiastically in every lesson». Phrases: «nodded enthusiastically», «clapped enthusiastically», «enthusiastically welcomed».

examples

• The children clapped enthusiastically after the play. tree →
• He nodded enthusiastically when asked if he wanted cake. tree →
• She takes part enthusiastically in every PE lesson. tree →
• The new playground was enthusiastically welcomed. tree →
• The dog wagged its tail enthusiastically. tree →
• They enthusiastically cleaned the beach all morning. tree →
• Goll spoke to him across the table enthusiastically. tree →

note

Spelling trap: ends in -ically (enthusiastic + ally), not «enthusiasticly». Adjective: enthusiastic; noun: enthusiasm.

Trees and pragmatics

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