Meaning

10 senses
  1. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms.

    Near-synonym: critter

    Humans, like other animals, need air to breathe and food to eat.

    Tier

    живо́тноеživótnoje, зверьzverʹ, тварьtvarʹ

    твари́наtvarýna, звірzvir

  2. (broadly)Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.

    Tier

    живо́тноеživótnoje, зверьzverʹ, тварьtvarʹ

    твари́наtvarýna, звірzvir

  3. (broadly)A higher animal; an animal related to humans.

    When he's hungry my toddler opens his mouth like an animal instead of asking us to feed him.

  4. A higher animal; an animal related to humans.

    (broadly, colloquial)A tetrapod; a land-dwelling nonhuman vertebrate.

  5. (broadly)A warm-blooded animal; a mammal or bird.

  6. (broadly)A non-human mammal.

    I spent my summer studying the animals and birds of the two islands.

  7. (derogatory, figuratively)A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

    My students are animals.

    Bestie, Unmensch, Monster

    живо́тноеživótnoje, зверьzverʹ, скоти́наskotína

  8. (derogatory, figuratively)A person who overeats or eats rapidly and noisily.

  9. (informal)A person of a particular type specified by an adjective.

    He's a political animal.

  10. (informal)Matter, thing.

    a whole different animal

    no such animal

More definitions
  • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Examples

2369 sentences
  1. You must catch the animal alive.

    Мусиш упіймати тварину живою. — deniko

    ruВам нужно поймать животное живым. — joulin

    deDu musst das Tier lebendig fangen. — Sudajaengi

  2. These animals are very friendly, too.

    Ці тварини є також дуже привітними. — ChickenKiev

    ruЭти животные также очень дружелюбны. — marafon

  3. A fox is a wild animal.

    Лисиця — дика тварина. — deniko

    ruЛиса - дикое животное. — Selena777

    deFüchse sind Wildtiere. — lilygilder

  4. I bought a book about animals.

    Я купив книжку про тварин. — ascolto

    ruЯ купил книгу про зверей. — leyla

    deIch habe ein Buch über Tiere gekauft. — Haehnchenpaella

  5. He is always kind to animals.

    Він завжди поводиться гарно з тваринами. — ChickenKiev

    deEr ist immer zu Tieren nett. — Esperantostern

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English animal, from Old French animal, from Latin animal, a nominal use of th

From Middle English animal, from Old French animal, from Latin animal, a nominal use of the adjective form animāle, neuter of animālis, from anima (“breath, spirit”).

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