imitation

«imitation» in Mova's school dictionary: A copy of something, often a fake that looks like the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (imitation, imitations); adjective (imitation)

meaning for a pupil

1) A copy of something, often a fake that looks like the real thing. tree →

2) Copying someone's voice or actions, often to be funny. tree →

3) (adjective) Not real but made to look real: «imitation leather». tree →

sense in the lessons

In shops it means a cheaper copy: imitation gold, imitation fur. In drama and games it is copying someone's voice. The saying «Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery» means copying someone shows you admire them. Phrases: a cheap imitation, do an imitation of, imitation jewellery.

examples

• The ring is only an imitation; it isn't real gold. tree →
• He does a great imitation of a chicken. tree →
• Babies learn to talk by imitation. tree →
• The chair is covered in imitation leather. tree →
• It was a poor imitation of the famous painting. tree →
• «Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,» said Gran. tree →
• But they all with one voice shouted out that the Clown's imitation was much more true to life. tree →

note

Verb: imitate. Opposite of an imitation: the real thing, the original, genuine. Countable for a copy; uncountable for the act of copying.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «imitation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.