imitate
/ˈɪmɪteɪt/verb
उच्चारण इमिटेट
नकल करना, अनुकरण करना
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to copy somebody or something, especially their behaviour or way of speaking
नकल करना, अनुकरण करना
- Children imitate what they see adults doing.
- Nobody can imitate her style of batting.
- The parrot can imitate human speech.
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- Young players often imitate their favourite cricketers.
- Many companies tried to imitate the success of the new phone.
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[T] ~ sb
to copy the way a person speaks or behaves in order to amuse people
(हँसाने के लिए) किसी की नकल उतारना
- He imitates the principal perfectly.
- My younger brother loves to imitate film stars.
- Radhika can imitate her grandfather's voice perfectly.
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- The comedian imitated well-known politicians on stage.
- The children imitated the teacher behind her back and giggled.
Synonyms impersonate mimic do an impression of
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
imitate + person/thing
Imitate takes a direct object: the person or thing being copied.
'Imitate' सीधा कर्म लेता है: जिस व्यक्ति या वस्तु की नकल की जाए।
- The child imitates his father's walk.
- Parrots can imitate human speech.
imitate + how (way / voice)
Adverbs and phrases like perfectly or by speaking slowly show how the copy is made.
'Perfectly' या 'by speaking slowly' जैसी adverb और phrases बताते हैं कि नकल कैसे की जाती है।
- He imitated the teacher perfectly.
imitate for fun vs imitate to learn
To imitate for fun is to mimic, often to make people laugh; to imitate to learn is to follow a good example.
मज़ाक के लिए नकल करना 'mimic' है; सीखने के लिए नकल करना किसी अच्छे उदाहरण का अनुसरण है।
- Young writers should imitate good authors before finding their own style.
imitate vs copy vs mimic
Copy is general; imitate suggests following a model; mimic suggests copying voice or gestures, often to amuse.
'Copy' सामान्य शब्द है; 'imitate' किसी आदर्श का अनुसरण दर्शाता है; 'mimic' आवाज़ या हाव-भाव की नकल, प्रायः मनोरंजन के लिए।
- He mimicked the principal's voice; they imitated his style of teaching.
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adverb + imitate
perfectlyexactlybadlypoorlycloselycleverly
- The mimic imitated the singer's voice perfectly.
imitate + noun
a voicea stylea birdan accenta gesturenature
- The painter tried to imitate nature in his work.
verb + to imitate
tryrefusebe ablelearnbeginlove
- Children learn by trying to imitate adults.
be imitated by
be imitated by manyeasily imitatedhard to imitatewidely imitatedoften imitated
- His unique style is hard to imitate.
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- Radhika can imitate the voice of any film star.
राधिका किसी भी फ़िल्म-कलाकार की आवाज़ की नकल कर सकती है।
- The students imitated their teacher's way of explaining.
विद्यार्थियों ने अपने शिक्षक के समझाने के ढंग का अनुकरण किया।
- Art imitates life, and life sometimes imitates art.
कला जीवन की नकल करती है, और जीवन कभी-कभी कला की नकल करता है।
- Children imitate whatever they see at home.
बच्चे घर में जो देखते हैं, उसकी नकल करते हैं।
- The plastic flowers imitate real ones so well that I was fooled.
प्लास्टिक के फूल असली फूलों की इतनी अच्छी नकल करते हैं कि मैं धोखा खा गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He imitates to his father.
✓ He imitates his father.
Imitate is transitive and takes no preposition before its object.
'Imitate' सकर्मक है और कर्म से पहले कोई preposition नहीं लेता।
✗ Do not imitate from others in the exam.
✓ Do not copy from others in the exam.
Cheating in an exam is copying from others; imitate means to follow someone's style.
परीक्षा में नकल करने के लिए 'copy from' आता है; 'imitate' का अर्थ किसी की शैली का अनुकरण है।
✗ She is very good in imitating.
✓ She is very good at imitating.
Good takes at before a skill.
कौशल के पहले 'good' के साथ 'at' आता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
im·i·tate
One m and one t (not 'immitate'); the noun imitation, the adjective inimitable (too good to copy).
एक m और एक t ('immitate' गलत है); noun imitation, adjective inimitable (जिसकी नकल न हो सके)।
?Which word?
imitate or emulate?
Imitate means to copy, whether well or badly: 'The parrot imitates speech.' Emulate means to try to equal or do better than somebody you admire: 'She hopes to emulate her sister's success.' Emulate is always a compliment; imitate can be neutral or critical.
Imitate का अर्थ 'नकल करना' है, अच्छी या बुरी: 'The parrot imitates speech'। Emulate का अर्थ 'जिसकी आप प्रशंसा करते हैं उसकी बराबरी या उससे बेहतर करने की कोशिश' है: 'She hopes to emulate her sister's success'। Emulate हमेशा प्रशंसा है; imitate तटस्थ या आलोचना हो सकता है।
The imitate/emulate pair is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में imitate और emulate का अंतर पूछा जाता है।