Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.

    Many animals fear fire by instinct.

    Instinkt

    инсти́нктinstínkt

    інсти́нктinstýnkt

  2. (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

More definitions
  • inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli

Examples

174 sentences
  1. Tom should've trusted his instinct.

    Тому треба було довіритися своєму інстинкту. — deniko

  2. Follow your instincts.

    Слідуй своїм інстинктам. — deniko

    ruСледуйте своим инстинктам. — nina99nv

    deFolge deinen Instinkten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Trust your instincts.

    Довіряй своїм інстинктам. — deniko

    ruДоверяй своим инстинктам. — marafon

    deVertraue deinen Instinkten! — thomasvw

  4. Go with your instincts.

    Слідуй своїм інстинктам. — deniko

  5. 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

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
natural or inherent impulse or behaviour:
Русский
By meaning 2
natural or inherent impulse or behaviour:
intuitive reaction not based on rational conscious thought:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
natural or inherent impulse or behaviour:

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: instincts
Singularinstinct
Pluralinstincts

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • trust your instincts
  • trust my instincts
  • your instincts were
  • good instincts

See also

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