keen

An user
He
👨
  was   a
🅰️
  voracious   reader   and   a
🅰️
  keen   writer
✍️🧑‍🦱
.

Он был ненасытным читателем и увлеченным писателем.

An user
This   tension   together with   some   minor   injuries   made  Souness  less   keen   to   keep   him .

Это напряжение вместе с некоторыми незначительными травмами сделало Souness менее заинтересованной, чтобы держать его.

(Английский)

Частота

B2
Произносится как (IPA)
/kiːn/
Этимология (Английский)

In summary

From Middle English kene (“bold, brave, sharp”), from Old English cēne (“keen, fierce, bold, brave, warlike, powerful; learned, clever, wise”), from Proto-Germanic *kōniz (“knowledgeable, skilful, experienced, clever, capable”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (“to know”). Cognate with Danish køn (“handsome, pretty”), Dutch kien (“smart, wise, able”), koen (“daring, valiant, doughty, courageous”), German kühn (“bold, daring, audacious, hardy, valiant, venturesome”), Icelandic kænn (“wise, crafty, clever, able”), Faroese kønur (“expert (in, on), experienced, skilful, able, capable”), Scots keen (“lively, brisk; avaricious”). Related to Old English cunnan (“to know how to, be able to”). More at cunning, can.

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