verbUpper-intermediate

emulate

US

/ˈɛm.jə.leɪt/

UK

/ˈem.jə.leɪt/

Meaning

To try to match or reproduce someone’s successful qualities, behavior, or the way a system works.

किसी की अच्छी खूबियों, व्यवहार या काम करने के तरीके को अपनाकर वैसा करने की कोशिश करना।

Examples

“She hopes to emulate her mentor’s calm leadership during difficult meetings.”

emulate someoneworkplace

“The company studied successful local businesses to emulate their customer service.”

emulate a quality or approachbusiness

“The new chip emulated the older model accurately.”

emulated + a device or systemtechnology

Useful patterns

emulate someone’s successemulate a person’s qualities or behavioremulate an approach or methodemulate a computer, device, or system

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Word family

emulation(noun)
emulator(noun)

Common collocations

emulate someone's successemulate a role modelemulate a successful businessemulate someone's behavioremulate a leadership styleemulate a computer system

Common mistakes

Not natural: I want to emulate to my older sister.

Better: I want to emulate my older sister.

Emulate takes a direct object, so do not put “to” before the person or thing being emulated.

Emulate के बाद व्यक्ति या चीज़ सीधे आती है; उसके पहले “to” नहीं लगाते।

Not natural: She is an emulate of her mentor.

Better: She emulates her mentor.

Emulate is a verb, not a noun. Use it as an action, or say “an imitator” for a person.

Emulate verb है, noun नहीं। इसे काम बताने के लिए इस्तेमाल करें; व्यक्ति के लिए “an imitator” कह सकते हैं।

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imitatemodel oneself oncopymimicfollow

Learner tip

Emulate often suggests following a successful example; it is not just copying someone’s appearance or exact words.

Emulate में अक्सर किसी सफल उदाहरण जैसा बनने की कोशिश का भाव होता है; यह सिर्फ़ रूप या शब्दों की नकल नहीं है।

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What does it mean to emulate a respected colleague?

किसी सम्मानित सहकर्मी को emulate करने का क्या मतलब है?