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excited
adjective
feeling
very
happy
,
interested
,
or
eager
about
something
that
is
happening
or
will
happen
•
The
children
were
excited
about
their
first
trip
to
the
zoo
.
The
children
were
excited
about
their
first
trip
to
the
zoo
.
•
I
get
excited
whenever
I
hear
my
favorite
band
play
live
.
I
get
excited
whenever
I
hear
my
favorite
band
play
live
.
Formed
from
the
past
participle
of
the
verb
“
excite
,”
which
comes
from
Latin
‘
excitāre
’
meaning
“
to
rouse
”
or
“
to
set
in
motion
.”
adjective
(
physics
)
having
more
energy
than
the
normal
or
ground
state
•
When
an
electron
absorbs
energy
,
it
moves
to
an
excited
state
.
When
an
electron
absorbs
energy
,
it
moves
to
an
excited
state
.
•
Lasers
work
by
forcing
atoms
into
an
excited
energy
level
before
they
release
photons
.
Lasers
work
by
forcing
atoms
into
an
excited
energy
level
before
they
release
photons
.
Adopted
into
physics
in
the
early
20th
century
to
describe
particles
that
have
absorbed
energy
and
moved
beyond
their
ground
state
.
exciting
verb
-
excite
,
exciting
,
excites
,
excited
causing
someone
or
something
to
feel
more
active
,
interested
,
or
enthusiastic
(
present
participle
form
of
the
verb
‘
excite
’)
•
The
teacher
is
exciting
her
students
with
a
hands-on
science
experiment
.
The
teacher
is
exciting
her
students
with
a
hands-on
science
experiment
.
•
The
coach
kept
exciting
the
crowd
by
waving
his
arms
.
The
coach
kept
exciting
the
crowd
by
waving
his
arms
.
From
Latin
excitāre
“
to
stir
up
,
arouse
”,
passing
through
Middle
English
as
‘
exciten
’.
