B2adjective · common

keen

keen · keener · keenest

гострий, проникливий, пронизливий

резкий, сильный, острый, проницательный

scharf, kühn), leidenschaftlich, heftig

Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and…Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.

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UK/kiːn/US/kin/

» The kid has a keen sense of hearing.

Das Kind hat einen scharfen Gehörsinn.

Meaning

9 senses

(Commonwealth)Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
I’m keen on computers.
I’m keen on you.
scharf, kühn)daring, verwegen (temerarious)
проница́тельныйpronicátelʹnyj, сообрази́тельныйsoobrazítelʹnyj
Fierce, intense, vehement.
This boy has a keen appetite.
ungestüm, vehement, heftig
си́льныйsílʹnyj, ре́зкийrézkij, интенси́вныйintensívnyj
intense or sharp
Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
scharf
острыйostryj
гострийhostryj
having a sharp cutting edge or point
Acute of mind, having or expressing mental acuteness; penetrating, sharp.
scharfsinnig
проникливийpronyklyvyj
Acrimonious, bitter, piercing.
keen satire or sarcasm
bitter, scharfzüngig, spitz
(usually)Cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp.
a keen wind
the cold is very keen
schneidend
прони́зывающийpronízyvajuščij, ре́зкийrézkij
пронизливийpronyzlyvyj
(UK)Of prices, extremely low as to be competitive.
(US, dated, informal)Marvelous.
I just got this peachy keen new dress.
(obsolete)Brave, courageous; audacious, bold.

Examples

120 sentences

The kid has a keen sense of hearing.
deDas Kind hat einen scharfen Gehörsinn.
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My brother is keen on collecting stamps.
Моєму брату подобається збирати марки.
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He has a keen awareness of the problem.
Він чітко усвідомлює, в чому проблема.
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The students pay keen attention.
Студенти дуже уважно слухають.
ruСтуденты очень внимательно слушают.
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Those children are keen on skating.
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Translations

6 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

sharp-edged:

acute of mind:

of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating:

Русский

By meaning 4

showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness:

fierce, intense, vehement:

sharp-edged:

of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness:

fierce, intense, vehement:

acute of mind:

acrimonious, bitter, piercing:

of cold, wind, etc.: cutting, penetrating:

Origin

From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bol

From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever, capable”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

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