Fascinate
verb
To strongly attract or interest someone.
The mystery of the pyramids has always fascinated me.
Often appears as...
- fascinated by
- fascinated with
verb
To strongly attract or interest someone.
The mystery of the pyramids has always fascinated me.
Often appears as...
- fascinated by
- fascinated with
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Attraction
Use 'fascinate' when something intensely interests you, beyond casual curiosity.
I'm fascinated by the complexity of human emotions.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Grip
'Fascinate' implies that the subject has a powerful emotional hold on a person.
The legends of old sailors fascinate me; I can't stop reading about them.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
While often positive, 'fascinate' can also reflect a negative or darker interest.
He was fascinated by the villain's mindset in the film.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Attraction
Use 'fascinate' when something intensely interests you, beyond casual curiosity.
I'm fascinated by the complexity of human emotions.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Grip
'Fascinate' implies that the subject has a powerful emotional hold on a person.
The legends of old sailors fascinate me; I can't stop reading about them.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
While often positive, 'fascinate' can also reflect a negative or darker interest.
He was fascinated by the villain's mindset in the film.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Attraction
Use 'fascinate' when something intensely interests you, beyond casual curiosity.
I'm fascinated by the complexity of human emotions.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Grip
'Fascinate' implies that the subject has a powerful emotional hold on a person.
The legends of old sailors fascinate me; I can't stop reading about them.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Positive
While often positive, 'fascinate' can also reflect a negative or darker interest.
He was fascinated by the villain's mindset in the film.
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Filming Antarctica's...
and and it mentioned these things called barnacles and i was like really fascinated it said there were those ice formations that grew down from the the eyes from the surface ice uh remarkably quickly but no one had really seen the growth of them and i thought my god you know we could film we're going
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Why do your knuckles...
but weirdly fascinating, scientific accomplishments. Unger wrote that his results should prompt investigation into other parental beliefs, like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching
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Your body language may...
We're going to come back to that in a few minutes, and I'm hoping that if you learn to tweak this a little bit, it could significantly change the way your life unfolds. So, we're really fascinated with body language, and we're particularly interested in other people's body language.
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The sonic boom problem -...
Humans have been fascinated with speed for ages. The history of human progress is one of ever-increasing velocity, and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights,
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Why elephants never...
They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger and can recall important locations long after their last visit. But it's the memories unrelated to survival that are the most fascinating. Elephants remember not only their herd companions
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The power of the placebo...
there are still some strange and enduring mysteries, like the placebo effect. So what other undiscovered marvels might we contain? It's easy to investigate the world around us and forget that one of its most fascinating subjects lies right behind our eyes.
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Four reasons you should...
in time from your friends and don't be shy about discussing your news diet people will be fascinated my advice to you go deep instead of broaden your search for knowledge you will be more healthy more wealthy and more wise thank
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How to write descriptivel...
to think, to feel, to be so absorbed that for a while we forget where we are. So, how about writing fiction? How do you suck your readers into your stories? With an exciting plot? Maybe. Fascinating characters? Probably.
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The wacky history of...
but how we came to know them is incredibly fascinating. So if something bores you, dig deeper. It's probably got a really weird story behind it somewhere.
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Suffering for Tradition...
an oddity this rare sight fascinates her friends
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Filming Antarctica's...
and and it mentioned these things called barnacles and i was like really fascinated it said there were those ice formations that grew down from the the eyes from the surface ice uh remarkably quickly but no one had really seen the growth of them and i thought my god you know we could film we're going
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
but weirdly fascinating, scientific accomplishments. Unger wrote that his results should prompt investigation into other parental beliefs, like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching
Video examples
Your body language may...
We're going to come back to that in a few minutes, and I'm hoping that if you learn to tweak this a little bit, it could significantly change the way your life unfolds. So, we're really fascinated with body language, and we're particularly interested in other people's body language.
Video examples
The sonic boom problem -...
Humans have been fascinated with speed for ages. The history of human progress is one of ever-increasing velocity, and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights,
Video examples
Why elephants never...
They also remember and distinguish particular cues that signal danger and can recall important locations long after their last visit. But it's the memories unrelated to survival that are the most fascinating. Elephants remember not only their herd companions
Video examples
The power of the placebo...
there are still some strange and enduring mysteries, like the placebo effect. So what other undiscovered marvels might we contain? It's easy to investigate the world around us and forget that one of its most fascinating subjects lies right behind our eyes.
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
in time from your friends and don't be shy about discussing your news diet people will be fascinated my advice to you go deep instead of broaden your search for knowledge you will be more healthy more wealthy and more wise thank
Video examples
How to write descriptivel...
to think, to feel, to be so absorbed that for a while we forget where we are. So, how about writing fiction? How do you suck your readers into your stories? With an exciting plot? Maybe. Fascinating characters? Probably.
Video examples
The wacky history of...
but how we came to know them is incredibly fascinating. So if something bores you, dig deeper. It's probably got a really weird story behind it somewhere.
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Suffering for Tradition...
an oddity this rare sight fascinates her friends
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Christopher Nolan
British Director
We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually don't, in small ways. That's what makes a character like Batman so fascinating. He plays out our conflicts on a much larger scale.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
People say I make strange choices, but they're not strange for me. My sickness is that I'm fascinated by human behavior, by what's underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
And this is what was fascinating to me about 'The Help'; they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
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Michelle Monaghan
American Actress
I'm still really fascinated with characters and people and telling their stories.
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Abraham Verghese
Ethiopian Author
Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
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Fred Durst
American Musician
People evolve and grow, and life is fascinating and fun and tragic.
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Paul Haggis
Canadian Director
I'm a deeply broken person, and broken institutions fascinate me.
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Janhvi Kapoor
Indian Actress
I think I am fascinated with slightly tragic characters.
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Graham Nash
British Musician
This digital world is completely fascinating to me.
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Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
It's fascinating how life works.
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Christopher Nolan
British Director
We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually don't, in small ways. That's what makes a character like Batman so fascinating. He plays out our conflicts on a much larger scale.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
People say I make strange choices, but they're not strange for me. My sickness is that I'm fascinated by human behavior, by what's underneath the surface, by the worlds inside people.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
And this is what was fascinating to me about 'The Help'; they were ordinary people who did extraordinary things.
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Michelle Monaghan
American Actress
I'm still really fascinated with characters and people and telling their stories.
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Abraham Verghese
Ethiopian Author
Though I am fascinated by knowledge, I am even more fascinated by wisdom.
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Fred Durst
American Musician
People evolve and grow, and life is fascinating and fun and tragic.
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Paul Haggis
Canadian Director
I'm a deeply broken person, and broken institutions fascinate me.
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Janhvi Kapoor
Indian Actress
I think I am fascinated with slightly tragic characters.
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Graham Nash
British Musician
This digital world is completely fascinating to me.
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Henry Louis Gates
American Critic
It's fascinating how life works.
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