excited
/ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/adjective
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उत्साहित, रोमांचित
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~ (about/at/by sth) | ~ (to do sth)
feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm about something that is going to happen or has happened
उत्साहित, रोमांचित
- The children were excited about the picnic.
- I am excited to start the new course.
- Radhika was excited about her first trip abroad.
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- The children were excited to see the elephants.
- Everyone is excited at the news of the festival.
Synonyms thrilled eager enthusiastic
Opposite bored calm indifferent
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
excited about / at / by sth
About is the most common preposition after excited and is used for something coming. At and by are used for something that has happened.
'Excited' के बाद 'about' सबसे सामान्य है और आने वाली बात के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है। 'At' और 'by' हो चुकी बात के लिए आते हैं।
- The children are excited about the trip to Agra.
- Everyone was excited by the news of the victory.
excited to do sth
A to-infinitive after excited states the action causing the happy feeling.
'Excited' के बाद to-infinitive उस काम को बताता है जिससे खुशी का भाव पैदा होता है।
- Radhika was excited to meet her favourite author.
excited vs exciting
Excited describes how a person feels; exciting describes the thing that causes the feeling.
'Excited' बताता है कि व्यक्ति कैसा महसूस करता है; 'exciting' उस चीज़ को बताता है जो वह भावना पैदा करती है।
- I was excited because the match was exciting.
- The excited crowd cheered the winner.
get / become excited (about sth)
Get and become show the change into the feeling.
Get और become उस भावना में बदलने को बताते हैं।
- Don't get excited until the result is out.
- The boys became excited when the circus came to town.
+Collocations 4
adverb + excited
veryreallysoslightlywildlyterribly
- The students were wildly excited by the announcement.
excited + noun
crowdvoicechildchatteraudience
- An excited crowd waited for the film star.
verb + excited
getfeellooksoundbecome
- She sounded excited on the phone.
excited + preposition
aboutatbyforto hear
- We are excited about the new school building.
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- Radhika was so excited that she could not sleep the night before the result.
राधिका इतनी उत्साहित थी कि परिणाम से पहली रात उसे नींद नहीं आई।
- The excited children ran towards the ice cream van.
उत्साहित बच्चे आइसक्रीम की गाड़ी की ओर दौड़ पड़े।
- The whole town is excited about the cricket final.
पूरा शहर क्रिकेट के फ़ाइनल को लेकर उत्साहित है।
- He was too excited to eat his dinner.
वह इतना उत्साहित था कि अपना खाना नहीं खा सका।
- I am excited to tell you that you have been selected.
मुझे यह बताते हुए बहुत खुशी हो रही है कि आपका चयन हो गया है।
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✗ The match was very excited.
✓ The match was very exciting.
A thing that causes excitement is exciting, not excited.
उत्साह पैदा करने वाली चीज़ 'exciting' होती है, 'excited' नहीं।
✗ I am excited for the festival.
✓ I am excited about the festival.
The usual preposition after excited is about, not for.
'Excited' के बाद सामान्य preposition 'about' है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ The children were excited with the circus.
✓ The children were excited by the circus.
The prepositions after excited are about, at or by; with is not used.
'Excited' के बाद preposition about, at या by आते हैं; 'with' नहीं आता।
✗ The excited news made us dance.
✓ The exciting news made us dance.
News cannot feel excitement; it causes it, so it is exciting.
समाचार स्वयं उत्साह महसूस नहीं करता, वह उत्साह पैदा करता है, इसलिए वह 'exciting' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Excited, thrilled and eager all show strong positive feeling, but they look at it differently.
Excited, thrilled और eager तीनों तीव्र सकारात्मक भाव बताते हैं, पर उनके देखने का ढंग अलग है।
Happy and full of energy about something happening or about to happen.
किसी हो रही या होने वाली बात को लेकर खुश और ऊर्जा से भरा।
- The children were excited about the fair.
Extremely pleased; stronger than excited.
अत्यंत प्रसन्न; 'excited' से अधिक तीव्र।
- Radhika was thrilled to win the medal.
Wanting to do or have something very much, with less emphasis on happy feeling.
कुछ करने या पाने की प्रबल इच्छा, जिसमें खुशी के भाव पर कम ज़ोर होता है।
- He is eager to join the army.
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excited or exciting?
A person is excited. The thing that causes the feeling is exciting: 'an exciting match'.
व्यक्ति excited होता है। जो चीज़ उत्साह पैदा करती है, वह exciting होती है, जैसे 'an exciting match'।
The excited/exciting pair is a sentence-improvement regular.
Sentence improvement में excited और exciting का अंतर अक्सर पूछा जाता है।