Enthusing

/ɛnˈθjuːzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The present participle of 'enthuse': to show or express great enthusiasm about something.

Etymology

From enthuse (back-formation from enthusiasm in the 1800s) + -ing. Rather than deriving from the Greek like enthusiasm, 'enthuse' was created backwards from an existing noun.

Kelly Says

Enthuse is actually a 'back-formation'—people were so enthusiastic about enthusiasm that they invented a verb from the noun, working backwards! Linguists call this creative language-making, and it happens all the time in English.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥንቃቄ
tin-qa-qe
ARالعربية
يشعر بالهيام
yash-‘ir bi-l-hi-yam
BNবাংলা
উত্তেজনা
ut-te-j-na
CACatalà
s'enrenthusiasta
s-en-ren-thoo-zee-as-ta
CSČeština
nadšená
na-d-sheh-na
DADansk
er entusiastisk
er en-too-zee-as-tisk
DEDeutsch
begeisternd
be-ge-is-ter-nd
ELΕλληνικά
ενθουσιάζεται
en-thoo-see-as-tai
ESEspañol
enthusiasmando
en-tha-zee-ah-sma-ndo
FAفارسی
انگیزه
an-gee-zeh
FISuomi
innostaa
in-no-staa
FRFrançais
s'enthousiasmant
se-ɑ̃-θuː-zjɑːm-ɑ̃
GUGU
ઉત્સાહિત
oot-sa-a-hit
HAHA
bacin
ba-chin
HEעברית
מתלהב
me-te-la-hev
HIहिन्दी
उत्साहित होता है
ut-sa-a-hit ho-ta hai
HUMagyar
elragadtat
el-ra-gad-tat
IDBahasa Indonesia
bersemangat
ber-se-ma-ngan-gat
IGIG
nwere-obi
nwe-reh-oh-bee
ITItaliano
entusiasmando
en-too-zee-ah-sma-ndo
JA日本語
熱狂している
nekkō- shite iru
KKKK
көтерілген
ko-te-ri-l-gen
KMKM
រឿង
rwe-ong
KO한국어
열정을 가지고 있다
yeoljeong-eul gaji-go it-da
MRMR
उत्साहित
ut-sa-a-hit
MSBahasa Melayu
bersemangat
ber-se-ma-ngan-gat
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စွမ်း
lyi-p-s-wun
NLNederlands
enthousiasmeert
en-thou-zee-as-meert
NONorsk
er entusiastisk
er en-too-zee-as-tisk
PAPA
ਉਤਸाहਿਤ
oot-sa-a-hit
PLPolski
entuzjastuje
en-too-zjas-tu-je
PTPortuguês
enthusiasmando
en-tha-zee-ah-sma-ndo
RORomână
se entuziasmează
se en-too-zee-as-me-a-za
RUРусский
взволновывается
vzvolnovyvaetsya
SVSvenska
upphetsas
up-het-sas
SWKiswahili
furah
fu-rah
TAதமிழ்
ஆர்வமுள்ள
a-rva-mu-ll
TEతెలుగు
흥분
heung-bun
THไทย
กระตือรือร้น
gra-tieo-reu-roan
TLTL
na-excite
na-ex-cite
TRTürkçe
heyecanlanıyor
hey-e-can-lan-iyor
UKУкраїнська
запалюється
za-pa-lyu-yetsya
URاردو
خوشگوار
khush-gu-war
VITiếng Việt
hào hứng
hao-hung
YOYO
gbejade
gbe-ja-deh
ZH中文
兴奋
xīngfèn
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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