intrigue
To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harmTo conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
» Tom was intrigued by the idea.
Том был заинтригован идеей.
Том був заінтригований ідеєю.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
intrigieren
стро́ить ко́зниstróitʹ kózni, замышля́тьzamyšljátʹ, замы́слитьzamýslitʹ
(transitive)To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
faszinieren
интригова́тьintrigovátʹ, заинтригова́тьzaintrigovátʹ, интересова́тьinteresovátʹ
(intransitive)To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.
(transitive)To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate.
- cause to be interested or curious
- form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Examples
197 sentencesTom was intrigued by the idea.
Том був заінтригований ідеєю. — sonrbfaq
ruТом был заинтригован идеей. — sonrbfaq
I know that Tom is intrigued.
Я знаю, що Том заінтригований. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том заинтригован. — odexed
Tom and Mary are intrigued.
Том та Мері заінтриговані. — deniko
Tom is more than intrigued.
Том більше ніж заінтригований. — deniko
That is intriguing.
Це інтригує. — deniko
ruЭто интересно. — Ann74
deDas macht neugierig. — MUIRIEL
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“to entangle, pBorrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“to entangle, perplex, embarrass”). Doublet of intricate.
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Forms
intrigues, intriguing, intrigued, intriguedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons 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