adj · neutral
curious
UK/ˈkjʊəriəs/US/ˈkjʊriəs/CU·ri·ous
Band 5-6speakingtask2
wanting to know or learn something
Examples
“I'm curious to see how they will solve it.”
“Children are naturally curious about the world.”
“She was curious about the old photographs.”
Band 8 sentence
“As a scientist you must stay curious and question even well‑established ideas.”
Collocations
- curious about
- curious to know
- naturally curious
Word family
curious adjcuriosity ncuriously adv
Common mistakes
I'm very curious about to know the answer.→I'm very curious to know the answer.
He is curious for science.→He is curious about science.
Say it for a higher band
5interested→6keen to know→7+curious
Synonyms
inquisitive
interested
Easily confused
interested
“She became interested in astronomy after the lecture.”
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