instinct
A natural or inherent impulse or behaviourA natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
» Tom should've trusted his instinct.
Тому треба було довіритися своєму інстинкту. — deniko
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
Many animals fear fire by instinct.
Instinkt
инсти́нктinstínkt
інсти́нктinstýnkt
(countable, uncountable)An intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought.
an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct
Debbie's instinct was to distrust John.
интуи́цияintuícija
- inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
Examples
174 sentencesTom should've trusted his instinct.
Тому треба було довіритися своєму інстинкту. — deniko
Follow your instincts.
Слідуй своїм інстинктам. — deniko
ruСледуйте своим инстинктам. — nina99nv
deFolge deinen Instinkten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Trust your instincts.
Довіряй своїм інстинктам. — deniko
ruДоверяй своим инстинктам. — marafon
deVertraue deinen Instinkten! — thomasvw
Go with your instincts.
Слідуй своїм інстинктам. — deniko
Don't you trust your instincts?
Ти не довіряєш своїм інстинктам? — deniko
ruТы не доверяешь своим инстинктам? — paul_lingvo
deVertraust du nicht deinem Instinkt? — lio
Translations
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Origin
From Latin īnstīnctus, past participle of īnstinguō (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (From Latin īnstīnctus, past participle of īnstinguō (“to incite, to instigate”), from in (“in, on”) + stinguō (“to prick”).
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Forms
plural: instinctsSynonyms
1 synonyms- inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli:inherent aptitude
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- trust your instincts
- trust my instincts
- your instincts were
- good instincts