Meaning of fascinate in English

fascinate

verb [ T ]

/ˈfæs.ən.eɪt/ us

/ˈfæs.ən.eɪt/

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to interest someone a lot:

Science has always fascinated me.

Anything to do with planes and flying fascinates him.

Synonym

captivate

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Making people excited and interested

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(Definition of fascinate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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fascinate

verb [ T ]

/ˈfæs·əˌneɪt/

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to have someone’s complete interest and attention:

Anything to do with airplanes and flying fascinates him.

The children were fascinated by the story.

fascinating

adjective us

/ˈfæs·əˌneɪ·t̬ɪŋ/

The movie has a fascinating plot.

fascination

noun [ U ] us

/ˌfæs·əˈneɪ·ʃən/

Her fascination with modern art began when she saw the Picasso show.

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Examples of fascinate

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Because my research started out by locating sufficient conditions for stability in heterogeneous capital goods models, and that problem still fascinates me to this day.

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What was fascinating to me about that was the number of equilibria that turned up near the full satiety point.

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The small qualitative studies in this book provide fascinating insights concerning how fathers see negotiations over access and child-support.

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However, the various centres are described in a way that leaves the reader fascinated but full of curiosity about the actual rituals performed in them.

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This influence on him is fascinating, but, sadly, often neglected.

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He was fascinated by displays of miracles and wonders.

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We find that the author became fascinated with the determination of monetary values of the benefits of preserving the region's ecosystems.

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There are fascinating details about breeding, trade and military potential of the horse, the elephant, dromedaries, oxen and other animals important to the military commissariat.

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These are relatively hard to get hold of, but contain a wealth of fascinating itineraries to keep the keenest geologist busy.

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The commentaries have shown that the concept of internalization continues to fascinate many, while others think it might have outlived its usefulness.

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We found these commentaries fascinating but, having little expertise in such fields, our responses will be few.

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These are fascinating questions but the answers are not yet available.

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As happened to me many years ago, our students frequently become fascinated by the beauty and variety of form of wellmounted slide specimens of trematodes.

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in Chinese (Traditional)

深深吸引, 迷住…

Meaning of fascinate in English

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fascinating

fascination

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