mime
mime · mimes · mimed · miming
імітувати
имитировать
nachahmen, nachäffen
To mimicTo mimic.
/maɪm/
» Tom moonlights as a street mime.
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo mimic.
(intransitive)To act without words.
act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only
To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.
In this game, you're given a word, which you have to mime to the others in the group.
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12 sentencesTranslations
1 languagesOrigin
Possibly from Middle English mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), fromPossibly from Middle English mime, from Old English mīma (“a buffoon, jester, mime”), from Latin mimus, from Ancient Greek μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”), but more likely re-borrowed in modern times from French mime (“mimic actor”), from the same source.
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mimes, miming, mimed, mimedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
10 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