Meaning

6 senses
  1. That lives.

    lebendig, beseelt

    живо́йživój

    живи́йžyvýj

  2. That has (or is believed to have) a spirit (anima) and/or some amount of consciousness and sentience, either being alive or supernaturally seeming alive.

  3. Possessing the quality or ability of motion.

    bewegt

  4. Dynamic, energetic.

    She is an engaging and animate speaker.

    lebhaft

    оживлённый esp. of dicussionoživljónnyj, talking etc., энерги́чныйenergíčnyj

  5. Having a referent that is considered alive (this generally includes humans, animals and deities, sometimes also plants, spirits, etc.)

    Nouns can be singular or plural, and one of two genders, animate or inanimate.

    belebt

    одушевлённыйoduševljónnyj, живо́йživój

    живи́йžyvýj, істо́таistóta

  6. Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.

More definitions
  • endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life
  • belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings
  • endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

Examples

43 sentences
  1. What's your favorite animated movie?

    Який твій улюблений мультфільм?

    deWas ist dein Lieblingszeichentrickfilm?

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  2. Tom became animated.

    Том пожвавися.

    ruТом оживился.

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  3. Her face was animated by joy.

    Її обличчя було одухотворене радістю.

    deIhr Gesicht war lebhaft vor Freude.

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  4. The success animated him with hope.

    Успіх вдихнув у нього надію.

    ruУспех вдохнул в него надежду.

    deDer Erfolg erfüllte ihn mit Hoffnung.

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  5. His action was animated by jealousy.

    Його дії були викликані ревнощами.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
that which lives:
in grammar:
Русский
By meaning 3
that which lives:
dynamic, energetic:
in grammar:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
that which lives:
possessing the quality or ability of motion:
dynamic, energetic:
in grammar:

Origin

From Middle English animat(e), from Latin animātus, perfect passive participle of animō (“

From Middle English animat(e), from Latin animātus, perfect passive participle of animō (“to fill with breath, quicken, encourage, animate”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from anima (“soul, spirit, breath”); see anima. The verb derives from the adjective, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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