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excited
feeling happy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen:
• He’s excited about his new job. • The kids always get excited on their birthday. • An excited crowd watched their team win 3–0. • When we get home, the dogs are always excited to see us. • Doctors are very excited by the discovery.
thrilled
[ not before noun ] very excited and pleased:
• She was thrilled to hear that you were in London. • I was thrilled when they told me that I’d got a place on the course.
exhilarated
[ not before noun ] very excited and full of energy, especially because you are experiencing something new or something that involves risks:
• She felt exhilarated by her new freedom. • The climb left him feeling exhilarated.
look forward to something
to feel excited about something good that is going to happen and to think about it a lot:
• The kids are looking forward to their vacation – they’ve never been to California before. • She’s really looking forward to meeting him.
can’t wait to do something
especially spoken to be very excited about something good that is going to happen:
• I can’t wait to see him again.
on the edge of your seat
extremely excited and interested when you are watching a film, game etc, because you do not know what is going to happen next:
• I was on the edge of my seat throughout the movie. • The game kept fans on the edge of their seats.
on tenterhooks
very excited and nervous because you are waiting to find out what has happened:
• Don’t keep us on tenterhooks! Did you pass your test?
rapturous
[ usually before noun ] especially written rapturous behaviour shows that a large group of people are extremely excited and pleased:
• They received a rapturous welcome . • He came on the stage to rapturous applause (= everyone was clapping and cheering ) .
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adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow | get sb Don't get the children too excited. ADV. all, extraordinarily, extremely, highly, really, terribly, tremendously, very, wildly He was all excited about his new car. By now the crowd was wildly excited. | increasingly | a bit, a little, pretty, quite, rather | strangely | sexually PREP. about The kids seem pretty excited about the holiday. | at excited at the news | by He was puzzled but strangely excited by the commotion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary