Meanings
adjectivekeen on (comparative more keen on, superlative most keen on)
comparative more keen on · superlative most keen on
- UKparts of North Americafond of; appreciative of
I'm not keen on fish with lots of bones.
1 more example
Things don't happen just because Prime Ministers are very keen on them. Neville Chamberlain was very keen on peace! (laugh track)
1986 January 16, Antony Jay, Jonathan Lynn, “The Ministerial Broadcast”, in Yes, Prime Minister, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne)
Translations
Bulgarian падам си
- падам си (padam si)fond of; appreciative of
Chinese Mandarin 熱衷於 /热衷于
- 熱衷於 /热衷于fond of; appreciative of
Finnish kiintynyt
- kiintynytfond of; appreciative of
Polish interesować się, lubić
- interesować się, lubićfond of; appreciative of
Russian интересующийся, любящий
- интересующийся (interesujuščijsja)fond of; appreciative of
- любящий (ljubjaščij)fond of; appreciative of
Scottish Gaelic beò-ghlacte le
- beò-ghlacte lefond of; appreciative of
Cite this entry
APA
keen on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keen%20on
MLA
“keen on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keen%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keen on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keen%20on.
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