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imitate

/ˈɪməˌteɪt/ /ˈɪmɪˌteɪt/
  1. 1 taklit etmek

Definition (English)

To copy the way a person speaks, moves or behaves.

Example Sentences

  1. Children imitate their parents.
    Çocuklar anne babalarını taklit eder.
  2. He imitates famous singers.
    Ünlü şarkıcıları taklit ediyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base imitate
/ˈɪməˌteɪt/
Past imitated
/ˈɪməˌteɪtɪd/
Participle imitated
/ˈɪməˌteɪtɪd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dimitate → imitated

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil /t/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed ayrı bir hece olur ve /ɪd/ okunur. imitated /ˈɪməˌteɪtɪd/

Synonyms

Collocations

imitate someoneimitate behaviorimitate speechimitate mannerismsimitate style