Meaning & use
enthusiastic
Showing intense and eager interest, excitement, or approval about something.
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The new employee was enthusiastic about every project the team assigned to her.
Enthusiastic fans lined up hours before the stadium gates opened.
A note on using this word
Enthusiastic is normally followed by about when naming its object, as in enthusiastic about learning, not enthusiastic for.
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