excited

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/

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Adjective

Positive excited

Comparative more excited

Superlative most excited

1. If a person is excited, he or she is very enthusiastic.

   He was very excited about his promotion.

2. (physics) If an electron is excited, it is in a state of higher energy.

   The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.

Verb

Plain form excite

Third-person singular excites

Past tense excited

Past participle excited

Present participle exciting

1. The past tense and past participle of excite.