keen on en · ADJ
Meanings
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(UK, qualifier:parts of North America) fond of; appreciative of
Things don't happen just because Prime Ministers are very keen on them. Neville Chamberlain was very keen on peace! (laugh track)
1986 January 16, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “The Ministerial Broadcast”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne):I'm not keen on fish with lots of bones.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most keen on | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more keen on | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
bg падам си (fond of; appreciative of) · cmn 熱衷於 /热衷于 (fond of; appreciative of) · pl interesować się, lubić (fond of; appreciative of) · ru любящий (fond of; appreciative of) · gd beò-ghlacte le (fond of; appreciative of) · fi kiintynyt (fond of; appreciative of) · ru интересующийся (fond of; appreciative of)