Imitating Meaning in English

word · lemma: imitate

US

/ˈɪməˌteɪtɪŋ/

IM-uh-tay-ting

UK

/ˈɪmɪtˌeɪtɪŋ/

IM-it-ay-ting

परिभाषा

Copying the actions, speech, or appearance of someone or something. It can be done to learn, for fun, or to mock.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Usually informal. Common in phrases like 'imitating an accent' or 'imitating someone’s movements.' Can be positive (learning) or negative (mocking). Not as formal as 'emulating' (which suggests admiration).

• Spanish: imitar
• Portuguese (BR): imitar
• Portuguese (PT): imitar
• Chinese (Simplified): 模仿
• Chinese (Traditional): 模仿
• Hindi: नकल करना
• Arabic: تقليد
• Bengali: অনুকরণ করা - নকল করা
• Russian: подражать - имитировать
• Japanese: 真似する - 模倣する
• Vietnamese: bắt chước - mô phỏng
• Korean: 흉내 내기 - 모방하기
• Turkish: taklit etmek - taklit yapmak
• Urdu: نقل کرنا - نقل اتارنا
• Indonesian: meniru - menirukan

उदाहरण वाक्य

The child is imitating his father’s voice.

basic

She started imitating the teacher during class.

basic

The parrot is imitating words it hears.

basic

Stop imitating me! It’s getting annoying.

natural

He’s good at imitating different accents.

natural

By imitating famous artists, she improved her painting skills.

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