KEEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Meaning of keen in English
keen adjective
(EAGER )
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keen adjective
(STRONG )
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keen adjective
(SHARP )
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keen | American Dictionary
keen adjective [-er/-est only]
(STRONGLY FELT )
keen adjective [-er/-est only]
(DEVELOPED )
keen adjective [-er/-est only]
(EAGER )
Theresa isn’t too keen on pets .
(Definition of keen from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
Examples of keen
keen
The tester explains that she wants to know what food the child likes and what he is not too keen on.
I can be perfectly rational in believing that my faculty of vision is keener than my companions.
As a result, although he was keen to reflect the sense of local culture in his school, he was somewhat selective.
His extraordinary ability and strength of character were indicated in abundance from the early years of his youth, together with rare scholarship and keen intellect.
This created consternation even among non-governmental members who were keen for more diversified sources of funding.
In pursuit of this latter goal it was evident that children were keen to resist separation from parents by almost any means.
There was little discussion in any of the focus groups on this topic and none of the participants were keen to discuss it.
These are relatively hard to get hold of, but contain a wealth of fascinating itineraries to keep the keenest geologist busy.
One of the big ideas in the play is power, and we were keen to find a way of investigating this in the choruses.
But the quest for unknown landscapes, and the search for the exotic remained keen .
The middling sorts were keen consumers of publicly performed music as well as avid makers of music in their homes.
In sum, there are indications that with donor backing, civil society is a sector which sections of government are neither keen nor able to ignore.
Despite this volume being primarily written for the specialist the written style and scope also provide ample interest for the keen amateur.
Specifically, the authors make the keen observation that the use of visual aids tends to take the audience's attention away from the presenter.
People were not, therefore, generally very keen to 'trade down' and they were even more opposed to the idea of moving into rented accommodation.
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Translations of keen
in Chinese (Traditional)
熱切的, 熱衷的, 熱心的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
热切的, 热衷的, 热心的…
in Spanish
deseoso, bueno, agudo…
in Portuguese
estusiasmado, aguçado, agudo…
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खूप रस असणे, उत्सुक किंवा काहीतरी करण्याची (करण्याची) इच्छा, खूप…
istekli, gayretli, coşkulu…
motivé/-ée, passionné, perçant…
entusiasta, aficionat, desitjós…
enthousiast, gespitst op, scherp…
மிகவும் சுவாரஸ்யமான, ஆர்வமுள்ள, அல்லது மிகவும் விரும்பும் (செய்யக் கூடிய) ஏதாவது…
ખૂબ રસ ધરાવવો, આતુર, અથવા કંઈક કરવાની ઈચ્છા રાખવી…
ivrig, entusiastisk, passionerad…
gigih, tajam, menyucuk-nyucuk…
ivrig, begeistret, skarp(sindig)…
палкий, заповзятливий, гострий…
страстно увлекающийся, страстно желающий, стремящийся…
చాలా ఆసక్తి, ఆసక్తి, లేదా (చేయాలని) కోరుకోవడం…
شَديد الاهْتِمام, مُتَلَهِّف, جَيّد جِدّا…
উত্সাহী, খুব ভালোভাবে, প্রখর…
bersemangat, tajam, dingin…
กระตือรือร้น, คม, หนาวจัด…
hăng hái nhiệt tình, sắc bén, rét buốt…
zapalony, zainteresowany, czuły…
열정적인, -을 매우 하고 싶어 하는, 훌륭한…
appassionato, desideroso, ottimo…
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