to be mad (keen) about
1mad keen (on) — british phrase informal extremely enthusiastic about something The kids are mad keen on computer games at the moment. Thesaurus: enthusiasticsynonym Main entry …
2mad — W3S2 [mæd] adj comparative madder superlative maddest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(angry)¦ 2¦(crazy)¦ 3¦(uncontrolled)¦ 4 be mad about/for/on somebody/something 5¦(mentally ill)¦ 6 like mad 7 don t go mad …
3keen on — (informal) 1. Devoted to 2. Fond of 3. Very interested in, esp romantically or sexually 4. Very desirous of • • • Main Entry: ↑keen * * * keen on 1 : very excited about and interested in (something) …
4keen — [[t]ki͟ːn[/t]] ♦♦♦ keener, keenest, keens, keening, keened 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, ADJ on ing/n, ADJ that, ADJ to inf If you are keen on doing something, you very much want to do it. If you are keen that something should happen, you very much… …
5mad — adjective madder, maddest 1 ANGRY (not before noun) informal especially AmE angry: You make me so mad! | Stay clear of Tucker he s mad as hell and looking for a fight. | mad at sb AmE: Don t get mad at me, I m just telling you what Ray said. |… …
6mad — [[t]mæ̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ madder, maddest 1) ADJ Someone who is mad has a mind that does not work in a normal way, with the result that their behaviour is very strange. She was afraid of going mad. ...the mad old lady from down the street. Syn: insane… …
7mad */*/ — UK [mæd] / US adjective Word forms mad : adjective mad comparative madder superlative maddest 1) very silly or stupid You ll think I m mad – I ve just left my job. be mad to do something: You re mad to spend so much money on clothes. a) informal… …
8mad — adj. & v. adj. (madder, maddest) 1 insane; having a disordered mind. 2 (of a person, conduct, or an idea) wildly foolish. 3 (often foll. by about, on) wildly excited or infatuated (mad about football; is chess mad). 4 colloq. angry. 5 (of an… …
9mad — /mæd / (say mad) adjective (madder, maddest) 1. disordered in intellect; insane. 2. Colloquial angry. 3. (of wind, etc.) furious in violence. 4. (of animals) a. abnormally furious: a mad bull. b. affected with rabies; rabid: a mad dog. 5. wildly… …
10mad — adjective (madder, maddest) 1》 mentally ill; insane. ↘extremely foolish or ill advised. ↘(of a dog) rabid. 2》 informal frenzied; frantic. 3》 informal very enthusiastic about something: [in combination] he s football mad. 4》 informal very… …
