Meaning & use
enthusiastic learner
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Meaning
nouncountable
a person who is eager and excited about learning new things.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'an enthusiastic learner' or 'enthusiastic learners'.
Patterns
- an enthusiastic learner of something
- a highly enthusiastic learner
She is an enthusiastic learner who asks questions in every class.
The school rewards enthusiastic learners with a special certificate.
As an enthusiastic learner, he spends his weekends watching documentaries.
Word forms
| plural | enthusiastic learners |
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Common combinations
- an enthusiastic learner of English
- He is an enthusiastic learner of English and practices every day.
- a keen and enthusiastic learner
- The teacher described her as a keen and enthusiastic learner.
- encourage enthusiastic learners
- Good schools encourage enthusiastic learners to explore their interests.
Synonyms and how they differ
- eager learner
- Similar, but 'eager' focuses more on wanting to start or do something soon, while 'enthusiastic' emphasizes excitement and energy.
- keen learner
- Common in British English; it means the same but sounds slightly more restrained than 'enthusiastic'.
Opposites
Word family
- enthusiasm noun
- A strong feeling of excitement and interest.
- enthusiastically adverb
- In a way that shows strong excitement and interest.
- learn verb
- To get knowledge or a skill by studying or practicing.
Commonly confused: enthusiastic learner or studious?
enthusiastic learner vs studious
'Studious' means spending a lot of time studying and often suggests a quiet, serious person; an enthusiastic learner is excited about learning, not necessarily quiet.
Practice
Maria asks lots of questions and always does extra homework. She is a very ___ learner.
Choose one answer.
The blank needs an adjective to describe 'learner', so 'enthusiastic' is correct. 'Enthusiasm' is a noun, 'enthusiastically' is an adverb, and 'enthuse' is a verb, so none of them fit before a noun.
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