fascinate
verb/ˈfæsɪneɪt/
/ˈfæsɪneɪt/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fascinate | /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it fascinates | /ˈfæsɪneɪts/ /ˈfæsɪneɪts/ |
| past simple fascinated | /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle fascinated | /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form fascinating | /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- fascinate (somebody) to attract or interest somebody very much
- Technology has always fascinated humans.
- It was a question that had fascinated him since he was a boy.
- The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate.
More Like This Silent lettersSilent lettersWord Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘bewitch’): from Latin fascinat- ‘bewitched’, from the verb fascinare, from fascinum ‘spell, witchcraft’.Want to learn more?
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