imitate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪmɪteɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪmɪˌteɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(im′i tāt′)

Inflections of 'imitate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
imitates
v 3rd person singular
imitating
v pres p
imitated
v past
imitated
v past p
  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (12)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
imitate [sth]⇒ vtr (copy, mimic)imitar⇒ vtr
 Animals instinctively imitate the behaviour of their parents.
 Los animales instintivamente imitan el comportamiento de sus padres.
imitate [sb]⇒ vtr (impersonate)imitar⇒ vtr
 When the boss left she began to imitate him hilariously.
 Cuando se marchó el jefe ella empezó a imitarle divertidísimamente.
imitate [sth]⇒ vtr (resemble)imitar⇒ vtr
 Give me an example of how life imitates art.
 Dame un ejemplo de cómo la vida imita al arte.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'imitate' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
act like - copy - emulate - emulous - fake - follow - hit off - impersonate - mimic - mock - monkey - recreate
Spanish:
arremedar - imitar - contrahacer - fingir - hacer como - copiar - emular - mimetizar - repetir


Forum discussions with the word(s) "imitate" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'imitate'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.