excite

Everyday

1. To excite someone is to make them feel very happy, eager and full of energy about something. tree →
2. To excite can mean to make someone nervous, upset or stirred up. tree →
3. In science, to excite something is to give it energy so it moves or reacts more. tree →
4. To excite a feeling, such as pity, is to make people feel it. tree →

In the lessons

In stories, events excite characters before a trip or party. In everyday life, new things excite children. Phrases: «excite interest», «don't excite the dog». Most common in its forms «excited» and «exciting».

Examples

• The news of the school trip excited everyone. tree →
• Don't excite the dog just before bedtime. tree →
• The idea of snow excites my little sister. tree →
• The magic show excited the crowd. tree →
• Heat excites the tiny particles so they move faster. tree →
• Nothing seems to excite him these days. tree →
• My broken limb should excite your pity. tree →

Note

Forms: «excited» (how you feel: «I am excited») and «exciting» (what makes you feel it: «The trip is exciting»). Trap: «I am exciting» means you make other people excited. Noun: «excitement». Not a number word.