Meaning

3 senses

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

    The flickering TV fascinated the cat.

    faszinieren

    очаро́выватьočaróvyvatʹ, очарова́тьočarovátʹ, завора́живатьzavoráživatʹ

    захо́плюватиzaxópljuvaty

  2. To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind.

    We were fascinated by the potter's skill.

    faszinieren

    зачаро́вуватиzačaróvuvaty

  3. 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

  1. I was fascinated by her beauty.

    ruЯ был околдован её красотой. — marafon

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  2. I was fascinated by her performance.

    ruЯ был очарован её выступлением. — Selena777

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  3. He was fascinated with her beauty.

    ruОн был очарован её красотой. — MikaM

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  4. Tom must've been fascinated by that.

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  5. 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 formfascinate · to fascinate
3rd person singularfascinates
Present participlefascinating
Past simplefascinated
Past participlefascinated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfascinate
he, she, itfascinates

Past simpleLesson

all personsfascinated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fascinated
he, she, ithas fascinated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fascinate

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words
RelatedfascinationB2
DerivedfascinatedB2fascinatingA2fascinatorfascinomarefascinateunfascinating

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

5 patterns
  • was fascinated by
  • fascinated by that
  • fascinated by what
  • to be fascinated
  • seemed fascinated

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fartfasciafasciitisfascinatingA2fascinationB2fascist

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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