B1verb · intransitive · rare

fascinate

fascinate · fascinates · fascinated · fascinating

захоплювати, зачаровувати, чарувати

очаровать, очаровывать, завораживать, пленить

faszinieren, bezaubern

To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someoneTo evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.

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/ˈfæsɪneɪt/

» I was fascinated by her beauty.

Я был околдован её красотой.

Meaning

3 senses

To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
faszinieren
очаро́выватьočaróvyvatʹ, очарова́тьočarovátʹ, завора́живатьzavoráživatʹ
захо́плюватиzaxópljuvaty
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.
We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
faszinieren
зачаро́вуватиzačaróvuvaty
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
Her gait fascinates all men.
faszinieren, bezaubern
очаро́выватьočaróvyvatʹ, очарова́тьočarovátʹ, пленя́тьplenjátʹ
зачаро́вуватиzačaróvuvaty, чарува́тиčaruváty

More definitions

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
cause to be interested or curious
attract; cause to be enamored

Examples

263 sentences

I was fascinated by her beauty.
ruЯ был околдован её красотой.
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I was fascinated by her performance.
ruЯ был очарован её выступлением.
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He was fascinated with her beauty.
ruОн был очарован её красотой.
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Tom must've been fascinated by that.
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Tom said he's fascinated by that.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 3

to evoke interest or attraction:

to spellbind:

to be charming or attractive:

Русский

By meaning 2

to evoke interest or attraction:

to be charming or attractive:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to evoke interest or attraction:

to be charming or attractive:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin fascinātus, perfect passive participle of fascinō (“to enchant, bewitc

Borrowed from Latin fascinātus, perfect passive participle of fascinō (“to enchant, bewitch, fascinate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from fascinum (“a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck in Ancient Rome; witchcraft”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), itself of obscure origin.

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Forms

fascinates, fascinating, fascinated, fascinated

Base form	fascinate · to fascinate
3rd person singular	fascinates
Present participle	fascinating
Past simple	fascinated
Past participle	fascinated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	fascinate
he, she, it	fascinates

Past simpleLesson

all persons

fascinated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have fascinated
he, she, it	has fascinated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will fascinate

Synonyms

16 synonyms

Close in meaning

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe:transfix grip spellbind
cause to be interested or curious:intrigue
attract; cause to be enamored:capture enamour trance catch becharm enamor captivate beguile

Word family

7 related words

RelatedfascinationB2

DerivedfascinatedB2 fascinatingA2 fascinator fascinoma refascinate unfascinating

Lessons 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

Collocations

5 patterns

was fascinated by
fascinated by that
fascinated by what
to be fascinated
seemed fascinated