PASSIONATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of passionate in English

(Definition of passionate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of passionate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of passionate

passionate
Find out what you are passionate about and do it.
Just say what you need to say, talk about things you are passionate about, use your own words.
How did this passionate revolutionary become a measured statesman?
From NPR
In the beginning, he was so young, so passionate, so crazy, and so direct, it was a different kind of energy.
Because passionate and free thinking women raise passionate and free thinking children.
Well, you know what, the rest of us, we all have to be just as passionate.
The first is building great teams who are passionate about the vision and mission of the company, not just collecting a paycheck.
The team is listening and acting quickly on the feedback from our passionate community.
The world hopes for more passionate writers such as you who are not afraid to mention how they believe.
From CNN
I'm passionate about small businesses, especially those owned by women.
He's as passionate about history as he is his community.
From NPR
What social or political cause are you most passionate about?
The guy is totally passionate about what he does, and after his meal last night, totally passionate about our restaurant.
So long as man has anything natural about him, he will be more passionate about opinion than about his passions.
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Translations of passionate

in Chinese (Traditional)
情緒激昂的,熱情的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
情绪激昂的,热情的…
in Spanish
apasionado, apasionado/da [masculine-feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
apaixonado, apaixonado/-da, veemente…
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उत्कट संवेदना, भावना, उत्कट संवेदना अथवा भावना असणे.…
(性的に)情熱的な, 熱烈な, 情熱的(じょうねつてき)な…
ihtiraslı, şehvetli, tutkulu…
passionné/-ée, passionné…
apassionat…
hartstochtelijk…
अत्यंत जोशीला, भावावेशपूर्ण, भावविभोर करने वाली…
પ્રબળ/ ઉત્કટ/આત્યંતિક ઈચ્છા/ભાવના/લાગણી/આવેશ/ આવેગ/અનુરાગ/ધૂની, પ્રબળ/ ઉત્કટ/આત્યંતિક/ દ્રઢ/જબરદસ્ત/તીવ્ર/ મજબૂત જાતીય ઈચ્છા/ભાવના/લાગણી/આવેશ/ આવેગ/અનુરાગ/ધૂન હોવી/પ્રદર્શિત કરવી તથા જાતીય લાગણીઓમાં વ્યસ્ત/રત રહેવું. જાતીય લાગણીગ્રસ્ત રહેવું. કામલોલૂપ, કામી.…
lidenskabelig, passioneret…
passionerad, lidelsefull…
ghairah…
leidenschaftlich…
lidenskapelig, livlig, inntrengende…
زبردست جذباتی, شدید جذباتی, زبردست شوقین…
пристрасний, палкий…
страстный, убежденный, пылкий…
చాలా బలమైన భావనలు లేక భావోద్వేగాలు కలిగి ఉన్న, బలమైన లైంగిక భావనలు కలిగిన, చూపిస్తున్న…
شَغوف, شَديد الحَماس…
আবেগপূর্ণ, প্রবল অনুভূতি অথবা আবেগ আছে এমন, প্রবল যৌন অনুভূতি আছে অথবা সেটা দেখানো হয়েছে বা তাতে জড়িত আছে এমন…
vášnivý…
bernafsu…
ลึกซึ้ง…
nồng nàn…
namiętny, żarliwy…
욕정을 느끼는, 열정적인…
appassionato, passionale…
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