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{
"term": "enthusiastic",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "feeling or showing a lot of excitement and interest about somebody/something",
"sensetop": "enthusiastic about somebody/somethingenthusiastic about doing something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "an enthusiastic supporter"
},
{
"text": "enthusiastic applause"
},
{
"text": "They gave her an enthusiastic reception."
},
{
"text": "You don't sound very enthusiastic about the idea.",
"contextForm": "enthusiastic about somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Party members were less than enthusiastic about the candidates on offer."
},
{
"text": "She was still really enthusiastic about going to Spain.",
"contextForm": "enthusiastic about doing something"
},
{
"text": "Film critics are largely enthusiastic about the thriller."
},
{
"text": "He was quite enthusiastic about the idea."
},
{
"text": "Mrs Neil did not seem particularly enthusiastic about her job."
},
{
"text": "She's all enthusiastic about America now that she's been there."
},
{
"text": "The audience was wildly enthusiastic."
},
{
"text": "We were enthusiastic in our support of him."
},
{
"text": "I love playing to such an enthusiastic audience."
},
{
"text": "The men returned to an enthusiastic welcome."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "in"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk/",
"audio": "en/enthusiastic/enthusiastic__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/",
"audio": "en/enthusiastic/enthusiastic__us_4.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from Greek enthousiastikos, from enthous ‘possessed by a god’ (based on theos ‘god’)."
}