excite

excite
01. The children were so [excited] the night before Christmas that they had trouble falling asleep.
02. Professional soccer has failed to generate much [excitement] in this country.
03. Hee-Joo is really [excited] about studying English in Ireland next year.
04. The idea of working on this project really [excites] me, even if I am a little nervous.
05. I was surprised by how much interest the wedding of Charles and Diana [excited] in Quebec, where the monarchy is generally quite unpopular.
06. The chase scene in the movie was really [exciting], and the special effects were unbelievable.
07. The young men became quite [excited] when the strippers appeared on stage.
08. He tried to [excite] his wife by showing her a sex film, but it didn't work at all.
09. The children were [excitedly] searching around the room for the chocolate Easter eggs.
10. We heard the [excited] voices of people warning everyone to stay away from the building where an armed man was holding a woman hostage.
11. The [excitement] of the fair was too much for the little girl, and she burst into tears.
12. Jumping out of an airplane was perhaps the most [exciting] adventure of his life.
13. Bungee-jumping is an [excitingly] dangerous and popular new sport for those seeking a quick thrill.
14. Catnip, a plant which is known for [exciting] cats, also has an effect on lions and tigers.
15. Research suggests that different colors suggest different moods: green is positive, black is powerful, red is [exciting], blue is peaceful, and yellow is attention-getting.
16. The singer Cher once said that the trouble with some women is they get all [excited] about nothing, and then they marry him.
17. James Conant once remarked that every vital organization owes its birth and life to an [exciting] and daring idea.
18. Taylor Caldwell once observed that learning should be a joy, and full of [excitement]. It is life's greatest adventure.
19. Rosalyn Yalow once noted that the [excitement] of learning separates youth from old age. As long as you're learning you're not old.
20. Shunryu Suzuki once stated that zen is not some kind of [excitement], but concentration on our usual everyday routine.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Excite — URL: www.excite.com Коммерческий: Да Тип сайта: Интернет портал …   Википедия

  • excité — excité, ée [ ɛksite ] adj. et n. • 1846; de exciter 1 ♦ Cour. Qui a une activité mentale, psychique très vive ou plus vive qu à l habitude. ⇒ agité, énervé, nerveux (cf. Dans tous ses états). Il était tout excité et ne tenait plus en place.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Excite — ist ein Internetportal mit Suchmaschine und eigenem Webverzeichnis. Es gehörte zu den bekanntesten Seiten des Internets und war zusammen mit Yahoo! und Netscape eine der Pioniere der „dotcoms“ der 90er Jahre. Damals arbeitete Excite mit eigenen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Excite —   [dt. »aufregen«] (Excite@Home), 1995 online gegangene Suchmaschine, die zunächst von Excite Inc. betrieben wurde. Seit 1999 gehörte Excite dem Breitband Provider At Home Corporation (»@Home«) in Redwood City (Kalifornien, USA) und firmierte… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Excite — Ex*cite , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {exciting}.] [L. excitare; ex out + citare to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter, exciter, F. exciter. See {Cite}.] 1. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • excité — excité, ée (è ksi té, tée) part. passé. 1°   Animé à. Excité par l exemple. •   L esprit, occupé de choses incorporelles, par exemple de Dieu et de ses perfections, s y est senti excité par la considération de ses oeuvres, ou par sa parole, ou… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • excite — ex‧cite [ɪkˈsaɪt] verb [transitive] to produce a lot of activity in a market, with a lot of people buying and selling stocks and shares: • The auditors excited the market again yesterday by reporting sharply higher profits for the group. excited… …   Financial and business terms

  • excite — [ek sīt′, iksīt′] vt. excited, exciting [ME exciten < OFr exciter < L excitare, to call forth, excite, freq. of exciere, to call forth < ex , out + pp. of ciere, to call, summon: see CITE] 1. to put into motion or activity; stir up… …   English World dictionary

  • excite — index aggravate (annoy), agitate (activate), bait (harass), bait (lure), discompose …   Law dictionary

  • excite — mid 14c., to move, stir up, instigate, from O.Fr. esciter (12c.) or directly from L. excitare rouse, call out, summon forth, produce, frequentative of exciere call forth, instigate, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + ciere set in motion, call (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • excite — *provoke, stimulate, pique, quicken, galvanize Analogous words: *stir, rouse, arouse, rally, waken, awaken: agitate, disturb, perturb, *discompose, disquiet: animate, inspire, fire (see INFORM) Antonyms: soothe, quiet (persons): allay (fears,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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