animate
That livesThat lives.
» What's your favorite animated movie?
Was ist dein Lieblingszeichentrickfilm? — Sudajaengi
Який твій улюблений мультфільм? — deniko
Який ваш улюблений мультфільм? — deniko
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6 sensesThat lives.
lebendig, beseelt
живо́йživój
живи́йžyvýj
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.
Possessing the quality or ability of motion.
bewegt
Dynamic, energetic.
She is an engaging and animate speaker.
lebhaft
оживлённый esp. of dicussionoživljónnyj, talking etc., энерги́чныйenergíčnyj
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
Inflected to agree with an animate noun or pronoun.
- 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 sentencesWhat's your favorite animated movie?
Який твій улюблений мультфільм? — deniko
deWas ist dein Lieblingszeichentrickfilm? — Sudajaengi
Tom became animated.
Том пожвавися. — lingvokrolik
ruТом оживился. — marafon
Her face was animated by joy.
Її обличчя було одухотворене радістю. — ChickenKiev
deIhr Gesicht war lebhaft vor Freude. — kriskelvin
The success animated him with hope.
Успіх вдихнув у нього надію. — ChickenKiev
ruУспех вдохнул в него надежду. — papersaltserver
deDer Erfolg erfüllte ihn mit Hoffnung. — Tamy
His action was animated by jealousy.
Його дії були викликані ревнощами. — ChickenKiev
Translations
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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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Forms
more animate, most animate| Comparative | more animate Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most animate Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
83 synonymsAntonyms
78 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form