mock
To mimic, to simulateTo mimic, to simulate.
Meaning
5 sensesTo mimic, to simulate.
nachahmen, nachäffen
подража́тьpodražátʹ, имити́роватьimitírovatʹ
(rare)To create an artistic representation of.
To make fun of, especially by mimicking; to taunt.
aufziehen, hochnehmen, veralbern
передра́зниватьperedráznivatʹ
передра́жнюватиperedrážnjuvaty, передражни́тиperedražnýty
To tantalise, and disappoint the hopes of.
The wind is mocking my efforts to light a fire!
enttäuschen
(transitive)To create a mockup or prototype of.
- treat with contempt
- imitate with mockery and derision
Examples
172 sentencesAre you mocking me?
Знущаєшся? — Oheto
It sounded like Tom was mocking you.
It sounded as if Tom was mocking you.
I'm sorry if it sounded like I was mocking you.
I'm sorry if it sounded as if I was mocking you.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from MidFrom Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”).
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Forms
mocks, mocking, mocked, mockedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
32 synonymsWord family
15 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