Excité
Example: Elle était très excitée avant son premier concert.
Definition
"Excité" describes a state of being very eager or enthusiastic, often accompanied by heightened emotions or anticipation, as shown in the example phrase: 'Elle était très excitée avant son premier concert.'
Etymology
The word "excité" comes from the French verb 'exciter,' which derives from the Latin 'excitare,' meaning 'to arouse' or 'to stir up.' Did you know that the root 'ex-' means 'out' and 'citare' means 'to put in motion,' so "excité" literally means 'moved out' or 'stirred up'?
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"Excité" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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