CEFR B1 · Adjectives/Adverbs

keen

/kiːn/ 📚 Module 2: Free Time (p.321-324)

Synonyms & Antonyms

If you are keen on something, you are very interested in it or enthusiastic about it. If you are keen to do something, you are eager to do it.

Synonyms

eager enthusiastic interested fond ardent

Antonyms

uninterested indifferent reluctant apathetic averse

Translations

keen in your language

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عربي

أن تكون مهتمًا جدًا بشيء أو متحمسًا لفعله.

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اردو

کسی چیز میں بہت دلچسپی رکھنا یا اسے کرنے کا خواہشمند ہونا۔

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हिंदी

किसी चीज़ में बहुत रुचि रखना या उसे करने के लिए उत्सुक होना।

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中文

对某事非常感兴趣或热衷于做某事。

Easy Explanation

If you are keen, you really like something. You want to do it a lot. You are excited about it.

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Memory TipThink of 'keen' as 'eager and enthusiastic now'.

Contextual Examples

My brother is very keen (interested) on playing football every weekend.

She's keen (eager) to learn Spanish before her trip to Mexico.

Are you keen (enthusiastic) on trying the new restaurant tonight?

Pronunciation & Context