Ingratiate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt/.

Word Forms

ingratiatory

adjective

calculated to please or gain favor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einschmeichelnd

durch bewusste Bemühungen die Gunst einer Person erlangen

🇫🇷French

ingrat

gagner les faveurs de quelqu'un par des efforts délibérés

🇪🇸Spanish

captar la simpatía de

ganarse el favor de alguien mediante esfuerzos deliberados

🇮🇹Italian

ingraziarsi

ottenere il favore di qualcuno con sforzi deliberati

🇳🇱Dutch

ondankbaar

gunst bij iemand verwerven door doelbewuste inspanningen

🇵🇹Portuguese

insinuar

ganhar o favor de alguém por meio de esforços deliberados

🇷🇺Russian

заискивать

добиться расположения кого-либо целенаправленными усилиями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुग्रहभाजन

जानबूझकर किए गए प्रयासों से किसी का पक्ष लेना

🇮🇳Tamil

நன்றியுணர்வு

வேண்டுமென்றே முயற்சிகள் மூலம் யாரிடமாவது அனுகூலத்தைப் பெறுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కృతజ్ఞత తెలుపు

ఉద్దేశపూర్వక ప్రయత్నాల ద్వారా ఎవరితోనైనా ఆదరణ పొందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कृतज्ञ करणे

जाणूनबुजून प्रयत्न करून कोणाची मर्जी मिळवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુસ્સે થવું

ઇરાદાપૂર્વકના પ્રયત્નો દ્વારા કોઈની તરફેણ મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೃತಜ್ಞತೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸು

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳಿಂದ ಯಾರೊಂದಿಗಾದರೂ ಒಲವು ಗಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നന്ദികേട് കാണിക്കുക

ബോധപൂർവമായ പ്രയത്നത്തിലൂടെ ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും പ്രീതി നേടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਹਰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناراض کرنا

جان بوجھ کر کوشش کرکے کسی کے ساتھ احسان حاصل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迎合

通过刻意努力获得某人的青睐

🇯🇵Japanese

恩着せがましい

意図的な努力によって誰かの好意を得る

🇰🇷Korean

환심을 사다

고의적인 노력으로 누군가의 호의를 얻다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lấy lòng

giành được thiện cảm với ai bằng những nỗ lực có chủ ý

🇹🇭Thai

เนรคุณ

ได้รับความโปรดปรานจากใครบางคนด้วยความพยายามโดยเจตนา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengambil hati

mendapatkan bantuan dari seseorang dengan upaya yang disengaja

🇲🇾Malay

bersyukur

mendapatkan kebaikan dengan seseorang dengan usaha yang disengajakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ناكر للجميل

كسب معروف مع شخص ما عن طريق الجهود المتعمدة

🇮🇷Persian

راضی کردن

با تلاش های عمدی مورد لطف کسی قرار بگیرید

🇹🇷Turkish

nankör olmak

kasıtlı çabalarla birinin gözüne girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לשבח

להשיג חסד עם מישהו על ידי מאמצים מכוונים

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