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Definition keen in American English

keen adjective

adjective
/kin/
1

keen sight, hearing, etc. makes you very good at seeing things, hearing things, etc.

Example

I have a very keen sense of smell.

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acute assail assault
1.1

used about someone's mental abilities

Example

a keen mind/brain/intellect

Synonyms and related words
genius intellectual reasoned
2

a keen wind is cold and strong

Synonyms and related words
the Beaufort scale biting cutting
3

very strong

Example

a manager who takes a keen interest in his employees

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the nuclear option serious severe
4

a keen blade is very sharp

Synonyms and related words
barbed double-edged dull
5

wanting to do something, or wanting other people to do something

Example

We are keen to encourage more local employers to work with us.

Synonyms and related words
anxious impatient longing
5.1

wanting to do something well

Example

The students in this class are all very keen.

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enthusiastic keen eager
6

very interested in an activity that you do often because you enjoy it

Example

a keen hiker/gardener/amateur astronomer

Synonyms and related words
enthusiastic keen eager
Definition keen in American English