emulate
To copy or imitate, especially a personTo copy or imitate, especially a person.
» He is trying to emulate Tom.
Meaning
4 sensesTo copy or imitate, especially a person.
People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.
nachahmen
Of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
emulieren
imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
(archaic)To attempt to equal or be the same as.
strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
(obsolete)To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
Examples
8 sentencesHe is trying to emulate Tom.
Sami was trying to emulate his father.
Every child needs someone to admire and emulate.
ruКаждому ребёнку нужен кто-то, кем можно восхищаться и кому можно подражать. — shanghainese
deJedes Kind braucht jemanden, den es bewundern und dem es nacheifern kann. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We have got to find a manner of speech that emulates this.
At this point in time, you need a powerful computer to emulate this game.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
First attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of LatinFirst attested in 1586; borrowed from Latin aemulātus, perfect active participle of Latin aemulor (“to rival, emulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Forms
emulates, emulating, emulated, emulatedWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle