animar

to inspire

1,001–2,000 #1,200

Meanings

verb

  1. transitive to inspire
  2. transitive to encourage
  3. transitive to animate
  4. transitive to cheer on
  5. reflexive to cheer up (to become happy)
  6. reflexive to dare, to have the courage to, to bring oneself to, to have the heart to
  7. Rioplatense, reflexive to do a favor
  8. pronominal to decide
  9. pronominal to feel like, to be down for (US slang)

Conjugation

Gerund animando · past participle animado

Indicative

presentimperfectpreteritefutureconditional
yoanimoanimabaaniméanimaréanimaría
túanimasanimabasanimasteanimarásanimarías
vosanimásanimabasanimasteanimarásanimarías
él, ella, ustedanimaanimabaanimóanimaráanimaría
nosotrosanimamosanimábamosanimamosanimaremosanimaríamos
vosotrosanimáisanimabaisanimasteisanimaréisanimaríais
ellos, ellas, ustedesanimananimabananimaronanimaránanimarían

Subjunctive

presentimperfect (-ra)imperfect (-se)future
yoanimeanimaraanimaseanimare
túanimesanimarasanimasesanimares
vosanimésanimarasanimasesanimares
él, ella, ustedanimeanimaraanimaseanimare
nosotrosanimemosanimáramosanimásemosanimáremos
vosotrosaniméisanimaraisanimaseisanimareis
ellos, ellas, ustedesanimenanimarananimasenanimaren

Imperative

affirmativenegative
túanimano animes
vosanimá
ustedanimeno anime
nosotrosanimemosno animemos
vosotrosanimadno animéis
ustedesanimenno animen

In sentences

Nadie la animó. No one encouraged her. #1004050

Iré a animarle. I will go to encourage him. #1610626

¿Y tú lo animas? And you encourage him? #434221

Tom animó a Mary. Tom cheered Mary on. #5809722

Anímelo a hacerlo. Encourage him to do it. #2258211

Traté de animarlo. I tried to cheer him up. #4423507

La lluvia me anima. The rain cheers me up. #5844343

Las flores la animaron. The flowers cheered her up. #1280048