animate thing

/ˈænɪmət θɪŋ/

Definition

Definition of animate thing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

TECH.

living or once living entity

TECH.

The forest is full of animate things.
Children learn about animate things in biology class.
The museum displayed fossils of ancient animate things.

living thing

organism

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Expressions with animate

animate being

living creature with life

A dog is an animate being.

Expressions with thing

close thing

something that almost happened but didn't

Winning the game was a close thing.

latest thing

something very popular or fashionable

That new phone is the latest thing in technology.

sure thing

response indicating agreement or affirmation

When asked if he could help, he replied, 'Sure thing!'

thing for

strong liking or attraction to something or someone

She has a thing for vintage cars.

for one thing

adv.

introduce the first reason or point in a sequence

For one thing, it is too expensive to buy.

it's the accepted thing

exp.

used to say something is seen as normal and approved

Bring a small gift to the host; it's the accepted thing.

make a big thing out of

treat something as very important or serious, often more than necessary

Try not to make a big thing out of his small mistake.

next best thing

something almost as good as the best

When we couldn't get tickets, watching the game on TV was the next best thing.

next thing you know

intj.

shows something happened suddenly or unexpectedly after something else

I was walking home, and next thing you know, it started raining.

no such thing

something that is impossible or cannot happen

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

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French:être vivant, ...
German:lebendes Wesen, ...
Italian:essere animato, ...
Spanish:ser vivo, ...
Portuguese:ser animado, ...
Chinese:生物, ...
Japanese:生き物, ...
Arabic:كَائِن حَيّ, ...
Hebrew:יְצוּר חַי, ...
Russian:живое существо, ...
Ukrainian:жива істота, ...
Hindi:जीवित चीज, ...
Bengali:জীবন্ত জিনিস, ...
Catalan:ésser viu, ...
Czech:organismus, ...
Danish:levende væsen, ...
Dutch:levend wezen, ...
Greek:ζωντανό ον, ...
Hungarian:élőlény, ...
Khmer:វត្ថុមានជីវិត, ...
Korean:생명체, ...
Persian:موجود زنده, ...
Polish:istota żywa, ...
Portuguese (BR):ser vivo, ...
Romanian:ființă animată, ...
Swedish:levande varelse, ...
Thai:สิ่งมีชีวิต, ...
Turkish:canlı varlık, ...
Vietnamese:sinh vật sống, ...

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