adj
amped
ampt
Amped (adj) means Very excited or full of energy, sometimes to an extreme degree. Example: “The whole team was amped before the final match.”
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Very excited or full of energy, sometimes to an extreme degree.
"But I didn't care. I was twenty-two years old. I was invincible. “Keep it going,” Sparky said at one point. He was too amped to sleep, so he turned on the radio and cranked the volume."
— Steve Parish, Joe Layden (2004)
"But whether the guy was fiddling too intently with the XM radio tuner or was simply too amped on NoDoz and cheap cigarettes, speeding along to a New Year's Eve party, he keeps driving."
— Ryan G. Van Cleave, Unplugged: My Journey into the Dark World of Video Game Addiction (2010)
"The whole team was amped before the final match."
"She was so amped about the trip that she couldn't sleep."
"Hawk ate it, and ate it again and again, and failed four times before regulation time ran out. But Hawk kept going; the crowd was amped to see history made, and Tony was amped to make it"
— Ben Marcus, The Skateboard: The Good (2011)
How to use amped
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPumped up, excited, full of energy.
When to use it
Informal; common in spoken English and casual writing.
Common pairings
amped up
totally amped
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Word forms
- Comparative
- more amped
- Superlative
- most amped
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The whole team was _____ before the final match.
Etymology
A shortened, informal form of "amplified".
Rhymes for amped
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What does “amped” mean?
The word “amped” means very excited or full of energy, sometimes to an extreme degree. In plain terms, pumped up, excited, full of energy.
How do you pronounce “amped”?
“Amped” is pronounced ampt (/æmpt/ in IPA).
How do you use “amped” in a sentence?
Here is “amped” used in a sentence: “The whole team was amped before the final match.”
What part of speech is “amped”?
“Amped” is an adjective.
