Meaning

1 senses
  1. To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.

    imitieren, nachahmen

    подража́тьpodražátʹ, имити́роватьimitírovatʹ

    удава́тиudaváty, наслі́дуватиnaslíduvaty, імітува́тиimituváty

    make a reproduction or copy of

Examples

134 sentences
  1. She is good at imitating him.

    Вона добре вміє його наслідувати. — deniko

    ruУ неё хорошо получается ему подражать. — shanghainese

    deSie kann ihn gut nachmachen. — Esperantostern

  2. Tom is good at imitating Mary.

    Том може добре імітувати Мері. — deniko

    deTom kann gut Maria nachmachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. This bird can imitate the human voice.

    Цей птах може імітувати голос людини. — ascolto

    ruЭта птица может подражать человеческому голосу. — katjka

    deDieser Vogel kann die menschliche Stimme imitieren. — Manfredo

  4. Tom is very good at imitating people.

    Том уміє дуже добре імітувати людей. — deniko

    ruТом очень хорошо умеет подражать людям. — mytmpacc2015

  5. Children imitate their friends rather than their parents.

    Діти наслідують друзів, а не батьків. — deniko

    ruДети подражают друзьям, а не родителям. — ae5s

    deKinder ahmen eher ihre Freunde als ihre Eltern nach. — xtofu80

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to follow as a model:
Русский
By meaning 1
to follow as a model:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to follow as a model:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imit

Borrowed from Latin imitātus, perfect active participle of imitor (“to copy, portray, imitate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French imiter.

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Forms

imitates, imitating, imitated, imitated
Base formimitate · to imitate
3rd person singularimitates
Present participleimitating
Past simpleimitated
Past participleimitated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyimitate
he, she, itimitates

Past simpleLesson

all personsimitated

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill imitate

Synonyms

14 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
imitate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto