How to spell excited

Excited is spelled E-X-C-I-T-E-D.

hear itex·cit·ed/ɪk'saɪtɪd/adjectiveLong vowels

What it means: Feeling very happy or enthusiastic.

In a sentence: She was excited to go to the zoo.

Same family: excite, exciting, excitement, overexcited, enthusiastic. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Excited” comes from the Latin word “excitare,” meaning “to call out” or “to stir up.” In English, it first described things being stirred or moved, and later came to describe strong feelings of joy and anticipation.

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