Meaning
thrill, excite
- to make someone feel very excited and positive
- to arouse strong enthusiasm
In a sentence
La proposta ha entusiasmato tutti in ufficio.
The proposal thrilled everyone in the office.
Ti entusiasma l'idea del viaggio?
Does the idea of the trip excite you?
Questo finale non mi entusiasma molto.
This ending doesn't excite me very much.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| entusiasmare | infinitive |
| entusiasmo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| entusiasmi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasma | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| entusiasmiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| entusiasmavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| entusiasmavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasmava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| entusiasmavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| entusiasmai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| entusiasmasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasmò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| entusiasmammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| entusiasmerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| entusiasmerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasmerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| entusiasmeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| entusiasmi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| entusiasmi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasmi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| entusiasmiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| entusiasmassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| entusiasmassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasmasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| entusiasmassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| entusiasmerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| entusiasmeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasmerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| entusiasmeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| entusiasma | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| entusiasmiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| entusiasmate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| entusiasmando | gerund |
| entusiasmato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Usually transitive: qualcosa entusiasma qualcuno.
- Stronger and more emotional than interessare.
- Common with people, audiences, fans, children.