Meaning & use
totally pumped
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Meanings
phrasefixed phraseinformal
Extremely excited and full of energy about something that is going to happen.
Grammar: Used after the verb 'be': I am totally pumped. It often comes before 'about' or 'for': totally pumped about the trip.
Patterns
- be totally pumped about something
- be totally pumped for something
- be totally pumped to do something
I'm totally pumped about the concert this weekend!
She was totally pumped for her first day at the new job.
The team is totally pumped to play in the final.
phrasefixed phraseinformalsport
Very enthusiastic and ready to do something active or challenging.
Grammar: Often used in sports or fitness contexts: I feel totally pumped before a race.
Patterns
- feel totally pumped
- get totally pumped up
After the warm-up, I felt totally pumped and ready to run.
He gets totally pumped up before every match.
Common combinations
- totally pumped about
- They are totally pumped about their trip to Japan.
- totally pumped for
- We're totally pumped for the party tonight.
- totally pumped to
- She was totally pumped to start the project.
- get totally pumped
- The crowd got totally pumped when the band came on.
- feel totally pumped
- I feel totally pumped after that workout.
Synonyms and how they differ
- thrilled
- More formal and slightly less energetic; 'thrilled' often suggests delight rather than physical excitement.
- stoked
- Very similar in meaning and informality, but more common in American English and among younger speakers.
- psyched
- Also informal and means excited and mentally ready; 'psyched' often implies mental preparation, while 'pumped' can suggest physical energy.
Opposites
Commonly confused: totally pumped or pumped up?
totally pumped vs pumped up
Similar but often means made more energetic or confident by something, like music or a speech: The crowd was pumped up by the coach's words. 'Totally pumped' simply means very excited.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'totally pumped' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Totally pumped' is a fixed phrase that follows the verb 'be' and is often followed by 'about' or 'for'. Option 1 correctly uses 'is totally pumped about'. Option 2 is missing 'is'. Option 3 uses the wrong preposition 'of'. Option 4 is missing a preposition.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “totally pumped”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.