excited

3 definitions • 8 examples

feeling very happy and enthusiastic:

An excited crowd waited for the singer to arrive.

excited about Are you getting excited about your holiday?

excited to He said he is excited to return to San Diego.

excited that I was excited that he was coming to visit.

excited at She's excited at the chance to share what she's learned with others.

excited for informal "Are you excited for your first Oscar nomination?" she asked.

to not be especially good:

It's a competent enough first novel but nothing to get excited about.

(of an atom, etc.) in a higher than normal state of energy:

When an electron reverts from an excited to an unexcited state, it gives out light.