instinctively
/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli/
ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvli
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
ɪn - ˈstɪŋktɪvli -> instinctively
Myanmar meaning
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instinct /'ÇnstÇŋkt/ n ~ (for sth/ doing sth); ~ (to do sth) [U,C]
၁။ ဗီဇ။ ပင်ကိုစရိုက်။ a gambler by instinct ❍ Their instinct is to run from danger.
၂။ ~ (for sth) ပင်ကို အသိစိတ်။ ဓာတ်ခံ။ အလိုအလျောက် တုံ့ပြန်မှု။ have an instinct for survival ❍ arouse sb's maternal instincts ❍ I acted on instinct and threw a blanket over the flames. ❍ Her instincts had been right. ❍ His first instinct was to refuse.
❏ instinctive /Çn'stÇŋktÇv/ (also instinctual /Çn'stÇŋktuǝl/) adj အလိုအလျောက်။ အလိုလိုဖြစ်သော။ an instinctive dislike of sb ❍ an instinctive reaction.
❏ instinctively adv အလိုအလျောက်။ အလိုလို။ I instinctively raised my arm to protect my face.
More examples
- The instinct of ducklings to follow their mother
- [instinct for] : The instinct for survival
- My first instinct was to turn and run.
- Potential investors want to know that you’ve got strong entrepreneurial instincts.
- [trust/follow your instincts] : It’s always best to trust your instincts.
- [instinct tells/warns you] : Instinct told me that it would be unwise to return home.
Synonyms
nature, character, makeup, ability, aptitude, compulsion, constitution, disposition, drive, faculty, feeling, flair, funny feeling, gift, gut feeling, gut reaction, hunch, idea, impulse, inclination, intuition, knack, know-how, need, nose, predisposition, proclivity, reflex, savvy, sense, sentiment, sixth sense, talent, tendency, urge
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