Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.

    The fireworks which opened the festivities excited anyone present.

    erregen

    волнова́тьvolnovátʹ, взволнова́тьvzvolnovátʹ, возбужда́тьvozbuždátʹ

    stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

  2. (transitive)To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.

    Favoritism tends to excite jealousy in the ones not being favored.

    The political reforms excited unrest among the population.

    erregen, anregen

    возбужда́тьvozbuždátʹ, возбуди́тьvozbudítʹ, стимули́роватьstimulírovatʹ

    stir feelings in

  3. (transitive)To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.

    By applying electric potential to the neon atoms, the electrons become excited, then emit a photon when returning to normal.

    возбужда́тьvozbuždátʹ, возбуди́тьvozbudítʹ

    raise to a higher energy level

  4. To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.

    to excite a dynamo

    produce a magnetic field in

Examples

1041 sentences
  1. Tom was too excited to sleep.

    Том був занадто збуджений, щоб заснути.

    deTom konnte vor Aufregung nicht schlafen.

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  2. Tom is really excited about it.

    Том сильно через це збуджений.

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  3. Tom is pretty excited about it.

    Том сильно через це збуджений.

    deTom ist ziemlich begeistert davon.

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  4. Tom and Mary are both very excited.

    Том та Мері обоє збуджені.

    deTom und Maria sind beide sehr aufgeregt.

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  5. Tom was just as excited as Mary.

    Том був у такому ж захопленні, як і Мері.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to stir the emotions of:
to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to stir the emotions of:
to arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate:

Origin

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, cal

From Middle English exciten, from Old French exciter, from Latin excitō (“to call out, call forth, arouse, wake up, stimulate”), frequentative of excieō (“to call out, arouse, excite”), from ex (“out”) + cieō (“to call, summon”). See cite and compare to accite, concite, incite.

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Forms

excites, exciting, excited, excited
Base formexcite · to excite
3rd person singularexcites
Present participleexciting
Past simpleexcited
Past participleexcited

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyexcite
he, she, itexcites

Past simpleLesson

all personsexcited

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave excited
he, she, ithas excited

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill excite

Synonyms

91 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

19 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • as excited as
  • was very excited
  • excited about that
  • very excited about
  • really excited about
  • excited about this
  • is excited about
  • really excited
  • was so excited
  • pretty excited
  • is really excited
  • was pretty excited

See also

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