animar

to encourage, to cheer up

a n i ˈm a ɾ
anim animate; enliven + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #29,057
to encourage, to cheer up
SP: Quiero animarte antes del examen.
EN: I want to encourage you before the exam.
Conjugation of animar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third anima —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third anima —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second anima —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third animó —

En cada boda de sus hijas, estamos ahí para animar la fiesta.

At each of our daughters' weddings, we are there to liven up the party.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tenemos que animar a Dev, ¿verdad?

We have to cheer Dev up, right?

— Devdas (2002)

Tienes que ir a animar al equipo.

You have to go cheer on the team.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

Animar.

Encourage.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Tom quiere animar a Mary.

Tom wants to cheer Mary up.

Pero hoy me voy a animar, a ver que sale.

But today I’m going to give it a go and see what happens.

— Volver (2006)

Vamos a animar a los jugadores.

Let's cheer on the players.

El si sabe como animar una fiesta.

He really knows how to liven up a party.

— Mommy (2014)

De acuerdo, lo dije solamente para animar a Peppe.

Okay, I only said it to cheer Peppe up.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Tenemos que animar a la gente a unirse a la campaña y a trabajar con nosotros.

We need to encourage people to join the campaign and work with us.

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