enthuse

CEFRC1

/ɛnˈθjuːz/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make someone feel excited and interested.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.

Examples

  • She began to enthuse about her project.

  • The crowd started to enthuse over the music.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɛnˈθɪu̯z/
  • /ɛnˈθuz/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To show enthusiasm.

More examples

In context

  • The teacher tried to enthuse her students about science.

  • The novelty of the film enthused the audience.

  • a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it

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Origin

verb

First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”)