Ingratiate with Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
To try to make someone like you or to gain their favor, often by flattering them or acting in a way to please them.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Formal and sometimes negative; often used when someone tries too hard to please someone in authority or for personal gain. Common with 'ingratiate oneself with' and rarely used in everyday speech.
جمل نموذجية
He tried to ingratiate with his new boss by always agreeing with her.
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Some students try to ingratiate with teachers to get better grades.
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She wanted to ingratiate with her boyfriend’s family at dinner.
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He’s always trying to ingratiate with the manager, but it just seems fake.
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Don’t ingratiate with people just to get what you want—it rarely works.
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She spent the whole night trying to ingratiate with the guests.
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