imitate Verb 1 2 3, Past and Past Participle Form Tense of imitate V1 V2 V3
imitate
Meanings;
- Take or follow as a model.(verb)
| Verb(V1) | Past Tense(V2) | Past Participle(V3) |
| imitate | imitated | imitated |
| Verb – es(Ves) | Verb – ing(Ving) |
| imitates | imitating |
Synonyms
emulate, copy, take as a model, model oneself on, take as a pattern, pattern oneself after, pattern oneself on, follow the example of, take as an example, take as a role model, take after, follow, follow in someone’s footsteps, follow in someone’s steps,
Example Sentences with imitate
- Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.
- If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
- A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.
- I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer’s body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being.
