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excited

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ex·cit·ed  (k-std)
adj.
1. Being in a state of excitement; emotionally aroused; stirred.
2. Physics Being at an energy level higher than the ground state.

ex·cited·ly adv.

excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd]
adj
1. emotionally aroused, esp to pleasure or agitation
2. characterized by excitement an excited dance
3. sexually aroused
4. (Physics / General Physics) (of an atom, molecule, etc.) occupying an energy level above the ground state
excitedly  adv
excitedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.excitedexcited - (of persons) excessively affected by emotion; "he would become emotional over nothing at all"; "she was worked up about all the noise"
agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"
2.excitedexcited - in an aroused state                  
agitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"
unexcited - not excited; "made an unexcited appraisal of the situation"
3.excitedexcited - marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties"
4.excited - (of e.g. a molecule) made reactive or more reactive
natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"
reactive - participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive"

excited
adjective
1. thrilled, stirred, stimulated, enthusiastic, high (informal), moved, wild, aroused, awakened, animated, roused, tumultuous, aflame He was so excited he could hardly speak.
Translations
excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd] ADJ
1. (= exhilarated) [adult] → entusiasmado; [child] → excitado, alborotado; [voice, chatter] → excitado; [cry, shout] → de excitación
I'm very excited about the new housela nueva casa me hace mucha ilusión, estoy muy ilusionado or entusiasmado con la nueva casa
to get excited (about sth)entusiasmarse(con algo)
the children are getting excited about the triplos niños están cada vez más ilusionados or más entusiasmados con la idea del viaje
don't get excited, I only said she might come¡tranquilízate!, solo dije que puede que venga
it's nothing to get excited aboutno es para tanto
2. (= agitated) [person, animal] → agitado, nervioso; [crowd] → alborotado; [state] → de agitación, de nerviosismo; [voice] → nervioso, excitado
to get excited [person] → excitarse, ponerse nervioso; [crowd] → alborotarse; [discussion] → acalorarse
don't get excited! I'm not suggesting that¡no te excites! or ¡no te pongas nervioso! or ¡no te acalores! no estoy sugiriendo que ...
3. (sexually) → excitado
to get excitedexcitarse
4. (Phys) [atom, molecule] → excitado

excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd] adj
(= happy) → excité(e)
to be excited about sth [+ prospect, possibility] → être excité(e) à l'idée de qch
to be excited about doing sth → être excité(e) à l'idée de faire qch
to get excited → s'exciter
(= agitated) → énervé(e)
to get excited about sth → se tourmenter à propos de qch
(= sexually aroused) → excité(e)
[particle] → excité(e)

excited
adj
aufgeregt; (= agitated)erregt; (= enthusiastic)begeistert; (sexually) excited(sexuell) erregt; he was excited to hear of this developmenter wurde aufgeregt, als er von dieser Entwicklung erfuhr; to be excited that…begeistert darüber sein, dass …; to be excited about somethingvon etw begeistert sein; (= looking forward)sich auf etw (acc)freuen; to become or get excited (about something)sich (→ über etw acc) → aufregen; (= enthuse)sich (→ über etw acc) → begeistern; to get excited (sexually) → erregt werden; aren’t you excited about what’s going to happen?sind Sie nicht gespannt, was passieren wird?; it was nothing to get excited aboutes war nichts Besonderes; he is excited at the prospect of working for himselfer freut sich darauf, selbstständig zu arbeiten
(Phys) atomangeregt

excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd] adj excited (about)eccitato/a (per)
to get excited (about sth) → agitarsi (per qc)
it's nothing to get excited about (fig) → non è niente di particolare
excited [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd] adj excited (about)eccitato/a (per)
to get excited (about sth) → agitarsi (per qc)
it's nothing to get excited about (fig) → non è niente di particolare

excited مُثار rozrušený spændt aufgeregt ενθουσιασμένος excitado innoissaan excité uzbuđen agitato 興奮した 흥분한 opgewonden opprømt podniecony empolgado взволнованный upphetsad ตื่นเต้นดีใจ heyecanlı phấn khích 兴奋的


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When darkness had again hid the objects in the village from the gaze of Elizabeth, she turned from the window, where she had remained while the least vestige of light lingered over the tops of the dark pines, with a curiosity that was rather excited than appeased by the passing glimpses of woodland scenery that she had caught during the day.
THE feeling of interest excited by the Trial was prodigiously increased on the fourth day.
You know how I have loved you; you can intimately judge of my present feelings, but I am not so weak as to find indulgence in describing them to a woman who will glory in having excited their anguish, but whose affection they have never been able to gain.
 
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