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Meaning of keen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

kiːn

Definitions

A prolonged wail for a deceased person.
A surname.

Equivalents

Afrikaans skerp

العربية متحمس

Български енергичен силен

Bosanski akra

Català entusiasta

Dansk ivrig

Deutsch beißend bitter gallig heftig kühn) leidenschaftlich scharf scharfsinnig scharfzüngig schneidend Spitz Ungestüm vehement verwegen (temerarious)

Esperanto akra

Español agudo aguzado ardoroso cortante entusiasmado entusiasta fijo interesado motivado vehemente voraz

Eesti agar äge terav

Hrvatski akra

Íslenska áhugasamur

Italiano desideroso disposto entusiasta incline intenzionato preparato pronto propenso veemente voglioso

日本語はやわかり鋭

ქართული ბასრი ინტენსიური მახვილი ცხოველი ძლიერი

Kurdî age têrav

Кыргызча катуу курч

Македонски остар остроумен расположен

Nederlands scherp snijdend

Русский интенсивный острый прони́зывающий проницательный ре́зкий сильный сообразительный

Српски akra

Türkçe ateşli coşkulu düşkün hevesli istekli öfkeli şiddetli

Українська гострий пронизливий проникливий

Examples

“[S]he went so swiftly that he could only follow her to the door. The large shape of the car swallowed her up; and the car twisted softly around the little drive and away to the London road. Minutes later he heard its Klaxon, just one sharp keen, like the harsh cry of a sea-bird.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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