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29 Ιουλ 2013 · Here are instructions for Finding Examples in Context. If you still have a question after reading the threads, you could use one of the sentences you find this way to start a new thread. Use it as your example of the use of 'keen about' for instance, and ask what difference it would make, if any, to change 'keen about' to 'keen on'. (If you do ...
5 Δεκ 2006 · It shows you that you can use both prepositions with keen (on/in) although with a slight difference in meaning. The "keen in" example seems a bit unlikely. "Keen" does mean "sharp" with the meaning given in the explanation but is usually used in sentences like "she has a very keen intelligence", "she has a very keen eye for mistakes" or "he has ...
5 Ιουλ 2007 · This is basically synonymous and interchangeable with "keen to": "He's very keen to go to the party" or "He's very keen on going to the party." "Keen on," unlike "keen to," can also be used with non-verbal nouns: "He's very keen on his new car." Hi Cmonsour, yes, I think you may be right about it being stronger than just to be in agreement with ...
19 Οκτ 2009 · "Keen student of (x)" is a set phrase in English, in my experience, even in American English. For instance, you can be a keen student of golf, meaning you study golf and practice playing it and do your best to improve. You can be a keen student of the violin in the same way. So you can also be a keen student of English.
15 Φεβ 2021 · Senior Member. but it didn't help me. @Allypally wrote: "Keen on" = something you do (probably habitually) with enthusiasm. "Keen to" = something you haven't yet done, but would like to. John was very keen to help. I wasn't too keen on going to the party. The captain wasn’t keen on having him in the team. The meaning "keen to" and "keen on ...
22 Οκτ 2020 · (keen on studying= I think it´s a good idea to study hard for exams/I like the idea of studying hard for the exams so therefore I study hard for the exams/general assertion) and some comments on the sentences I gave in this thread because I´m interested in clarifying their meaning,
14 Απρ 2012 · British English. Apr 14, 2012. #5. To be 'keen on' somebody, can indicate romantic feelings with potential sexual interest, whereas 'fond of' doesn't, although it does imply some degree of platonic love for a person but not necessarily very much. I love my best friends and I am fond of some of their partners. I am fond of many of my acquaintances.
28 Αυγ 2016 · Aug 28, 2016. #5. "Keen on" = something you do (probably habitually) with enthusiasm. "Keen to" = something you haven't yet done, but would like to. "She's keen on learning languages" implies that she's learned a few. "She's keen to learn a language" implies she hasn't started yet. Having said that, both your versions "keen on starting a ...
16 Απρ 2023 · Apr 16, 2023. #2. Both are correct grammatically: keen on + noun/pronoun/gerund or noun clause. keen + to-infinitive. But it depends on exactly what you want to convey. And at the moment your sentence implies keeping in touch with a place, rather than with the people there, so it’s a bit odd. C.
16 Μαρ 2011 · English - American. Mar 16, 2011. #6. Fabulist said: Note that while we understand it, we don't use "keen" in the U.S. except to describe the sharpness of a cutting instrument. For "keen to" we use "eager to." For "keen on," we would have to use other phrases like "enthusiastic about," althought not for people.
