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be keen on

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire appreciate go for love

STRONG

adore approve cherish dig esteem exclaim fancy prize relish savor

WEAK

be gratified by be partial to be pleased by be sweet on care for care to delight in derive pleasure from dote on feast on find appealing get a kick out of hanker for hold dear indulge in luxuriate in rejoice in revel in stuck on take an interest in take delight in take satisfaction in take to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate scorn

STRONG

despise not care refuse

WEAK

ignore

Example Sentences

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Two years ago, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem was pushing for a return to V8 or V10 naturally aspirated engines, and he is known to still be keen on the idea.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

If you're renting or were displaced due to the fires, you must be keen on your tenant rights.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

Drivers might, in theory, be keen on extra safety features, but if they make the car significantly more expensive, would they actually buy them?

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

If there is any doubt about whether he is the right man for the job, he’d be keen on silencing that.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2023

"And do you suppose I should be keen on it if we hadn't?" cried Raffles.

From The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

be keen on

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