keen
To utter a keenTo utter a keen.
» The kid has a keen sense of hearing.
Das Kind hat einen scharfen Gehörsinn. — xtofu80
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4 senses(rare, transitive)To make cold, to sharpen.
(intransitive)To utter a keen.
(transitive)To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
(transitive)To mourn.
- express grief verbally
Examples
120 sentencesThe kid has a keen sense of hearing.
deDas Kind hat einen scharfen Gehörsinn. — xtofu80
My brother is keen on collecting stamps.
Моєму брату подобається збирати марки. — deniko
He has a keen awareness of the problem.
Він чітко усвідомлює, в чому проблема. — deniko
The students pay keen attention.
Студенти дуже уважно слухають. — uaspeaker
ruСтуденты очень внимательно слушают. — Hellerick
Those children are keen on skating.
Origin
From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bolFrom 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”).
From Irish caoin (“to lament, keen”).
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Forms
keens, keening, keened, keenedSynonyms
23 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.