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# enthusiastically

adverb (enthusiastically; more enthusiastically, most enthusiastically)

«enthusiastically» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. If you do something enthusiastically, you do it with excitement, eagerness and lots of energy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#m1)
2. It can also mean warmly and strongly in favour: «The plan was enthusiastically received». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in reports, stories and descriptions to show how keenly someone acts: clapping, agreeing, joining in. In a school report: «She takes part enthusiastically in every lesson». Phrases: «nodded enthusiastically», «clapped enthusiastically», «enthusiastically welcomed».

### Examples

- The children clapped enthusiastically after the play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#x1)
- He nodded enthusiastically when asked if he wanted cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#x2)
- She takes part enthusiastically in every PE lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#x3)
- The new playground was enthusiastically welcomed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#x4)
- The dog wagged its tail enthusiastically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#x5)
- They enthusiastically cleaned the beach all morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#x6)
- Goll spoke to him across the table enthusiastically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/#x7)

### Note

Spelling trap: ends in -ically (enthusiastic + ally), not «enthusiasticly». Adjective: enthusiastic; noun: enthusiasm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enthusiastically» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enthusiastically/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enthusiastically» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enthusiastically.html) on Mova free.