excited
part of speech
adjective (excited, more excited, most excited); verb (past form of excite)
meaning for a pupil
1) Excited means feeling very happy and full of energy because something good is happening or will happen. tree →
2) Excited can mean nervously worked up: The dog got excited and barked. tree →
sense in the lessons
In feelings lessons, excitement is a strong feeling; you may feel butterflies in your tummy, talk fast or find it hard to sleep before a big day. In stories, excited characters look forward to trips, parties and adventures. Phrases: excited about, excited to, get excited, too excited to sleep.
examples
- I am so excited about my birthday! tree →
- The children were excited to see the snow. tree →
- The dog gets excited when we come home. tree →
- She was too excited to sleep before the trip. tree →
- We are excited about the school play. tree →
- He was excited but a little nervous. tree →
- Don't get too excited, it might rain. tree →
- The excited crowd cheered. tree →
- For suddenly he had become excited and his heart leaped in violent expectation. tree →
note
Excited (how you feel) vs exciting (what makes you feel it): «I am excited» because «the game is exciting». Not «I am exciting» unless you mean you make others excited. Use «excited about» or «excited to», not «excited for» in formal writing (though «excited for» is common in America).
In the corpora
- Films are made to make us feel things: scared, sad, excited, happy.
- A metronome is a ticking machine or app that keeps a steady beat; groups often rush when they get excited.
- Head-bobbing usually means a budgie is excited or showing off, and it can also be a sign that it wants food.
- "xīngfèn" means excited, the bubbly can't-sit-still feeling before a birthday, a trip or a festival.
- A tail held high and stiff, even if it wags, can mean the dog is tense or excited, not friendly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «excited» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.