to enthuse about
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5.6
- phrasal verb
- /ɪnˈθuːz əˈbaʊt/
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- L: High hopes Twitter evangelists enthuse about its potential for networking, driving traffic to their blogs and building their practices.
Like, I'm really enthused about what's next to come.
- Like, I'm really enthused about what's next to come.
- In other words, Jerome Powell was not as enthused about this number going up as a reason for continuing to hike.
Examples
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While I change into overalls, Lawrence enthuses about his career in nighttime refuse.
Blog text (5) -
Lindsay enthused about what a great present it was while Amesley danced around waiting for her to open his package.
Fiction book (1995) -
Others enthused about innovation and change.
Academic text (2013) -
Clark enthuses about the changes in the school.
Academic text (2007) -
Like, I'm really enthused about what's next to come.
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That all helps to keep everyone enthused about blogging.
Blog text (30) -
In other words, Jerome Powell was not as enthused about this number going up as a reason for continuing to hike.
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Also marshalling positive emotions, getting ourselves, you know, involved, enthused about what we're doing, aligning our actions with our passions.
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Every year, here, we have the Bioneers Conference, at which Paul Hawken and a few hundred of his fellow "environmental entrepreneurs" get together to enthuse about how we can "save the planet while getting rich."
Blog text (6) -
Director Frank Robinson enthuses about such shows, sharing his passion with the audience.
Synonyms
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3.2
To show praise in public for a person or idea
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4.6
Speak about something in a very excited, positive way
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4.5
To praise someone in public with great excitement for their success
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5.6
To praise a person or thing too much, often with strong feeling
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7.5
To praise someone or something very much
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4.1
Say strong good things about someone or something in public
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4.5
Say very good things about someone or something
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6.5
To talk about something in an excited way
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6.1
Talk in a very excited way to praise someone or something
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4.1
To say very good things about someone, often in public
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to speak with excitement about something' is directly and transparently built from 'enthuse' (to talk with enthusiasm) plus the preposition 'about' (introducing the topic). This verb + about composition follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The verb enthuse about comes from the idea of being full of strong feeling. Imagine a person so excited that they keep talking about something they love, and you will see why 'enthuse about' means 'to speak with excitement' today.