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keen

US /kin/

adjective Target · B2 Nhân sự

Definition

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

She is keen to learn new skills and take on more responsibility.

Word Family

NounNoun
keen gốc keenness
VerbVerb
keen gốc
AdjectiveAdj
keen gốc
AdverbAdv
keenly

Synonyms

  • enthusiastichaving or showing great excitement and interest
  • eagera high wave (often dangerous) caused by tidal flow (as by colliding tidal currents or in a narrow estuary)
  • acutea mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

Collocations

  • Easy keen interest
    to keen interest, meaning to express grief verbally
  • Medium keen to join new project
    to keen to join new project, meaning to express grief verbally
  • Hard keen analytical acumen in audit
    to keen analytical acumen in audit, meaning to express grief verbally
  • Very Hard razor-keen intellect cutting through sophistry
    a collocation phrase: razor-keen intellect cutting through sophistry

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.