Imitate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reproduce someone's behavior or looks

appear like, as in behavior or appearance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪmɪtˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪmɪtˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɪmᵻtˌeɪt/.

Examples

The mime imitated the passers-by
Children often copy their parents or older siblings
Life imitate art

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

simulate copy

Parts of Speech

verb	reproduce someone's behavior or looks “The mime imitated the passers-by”
verb	appear like, as in behavior or appearance “Life imitate art”
verb	make a reproduction or copy of

Word Forms

imitative	adjective	marked by or given to imitation
imitation	noun	copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
imitator	noun	someone who copies the words or behavior of another
copy	noun	a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
copying	noun	an act of copying

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

imitieren

das Verhalten oder Aussehen einer Person reproduzieren

🇫🇷French

imiter

reproduire le comportement ou l'apparence de quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

imitar

reproducir el comportamiento o la apariencia de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

imitare

riprodurre il comportamento o l'aspetto di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

imiteren

iemands gedrag of uiterlijk reproduceren

🇵🇹Portuguese

imitar

reproduzir o comportamento ou aparência de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

подражать

воспроизводить чье-то поведение или взгляды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नकल करना

किसी के व्यवहार या रूप को पुन: प्रस्तुत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুকরণ করা

কারও আচরণ বা চেহারা পুনরুত্পাদন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்பற்று

ஒருவரின் நடத்தை அல்லது தோற்றத்தை மீண்டும் உருவாக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకరించు

ఒకరి ప్రవర్తన లేదా రూపాన్ని పునరుత్పత్తి చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकरण करणे

एखाद्याचे वर्तन किंवा देखावा पुनरुत्पादित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકરણ

કોઈના વર્તન અથવા દેખાવનું પુનઃઉત્પાદન કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ನೋಟವನ್ನು ಪುನರುತ್ಪಾದಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകരിക്കുക

ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും പെരുമാറ്റമോ രൂപമോ പുനർനിർമ്മിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਕਲ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਦਿੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਦੁਬਾਰਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقل کرنا

کسی کے طرز عمل یا شکل کو دوبارہ پیش کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模拟

再现某人的行为或外表

🇯🇵Japanese

真似する

（人）の行動や外見を再現する

🇰🇷Korean

본뜨다

누군가의 행동이나 외모를 재현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bắt chước

tái tạo hành vi hoặc ngoại hình của ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

เลียนแบบ

จำลองพฤติกรรมหรือรูปลักษณ์ของใครบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

meniru

mereproduksi perilaku atau penampilan seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

gayahin

magparami ng ugali o hitsura ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

meniru

menghasilkan semula tingkah laku atau rupa seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلد

إعادة إنتاج سلوك شخص ما أو مظهره

🇮🇷Persian

تقلید کنید

بازتولید رفتار یا نگاه کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

taklit etmek

birinin davranışını veya görünüşünü taklit etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַקוֹת

לשחזר התנהגות או מראה של מישהו

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