enthral

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enthral

(ɪnˈθrɔːl) or

enthrall

vb (tr) , -thrals, -thralls, -thralling or -thralled
1. to hold spellbound; enchant; captivate
2. obsolete to hold as thrall; enslave
[C16: from en-1 + thrall]
enˈthraller n
enˈthralment, enˈthrallment n
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Past participle: enthralled
Gerund: enthralling

Imperative
enthral
enthral
Present
I enthral
you enthral
he/she/it enthrals
we enthral
you enthral
they enthral
Preterite
I enthralled
you enthralled
he/she/it enthralled
we enthralled
you enthralled
they enthralled
Present Continuous
I am enthralling
you are enthralling
he/she/it is enthralling
we are enthralling
you are enthralling
they are enthralling
Present Perfect
I have enthralled
you have enthralled
he/she/it has enthralled
we have enthralled
you have enthralled
they have enthralled
Past Continuous
I was enthralling
you were enthralling
he/she/it was enthralling
we were enthralling
you were enthralling
they were enthralling
Past Perfect
I had enthralled
you had enthralled
he/she/it had enthralled
we had enthralled
you had enthralled
they had enthralled
Future
I will enthral
you will enthral
he/she/it will enthral
we will enthral
you will enthral
they will enthral
Future Perfect
I will have enthralled
you will have enthralled
he/she/it will have enthralled
we will have enthralled
you will have enthralled
they will have enthralled
Future Continuous
I will be enthralling
you will be enthralling
he/she/it will be enthralling
we will be enthralling
you will be enthralling
they will be enthralling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been enthralling
you have been enthralling
he/she/it has been enthralling
we have been enthralling
you have been enthralling
they have been enthralling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been enthralling
you will have been enthralling
he/she/it will have been enthralling
we will have been enthralling
you will have been enthralling
they will have been enthralling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been enthralling
you had been enthralling
he/she/it had been enthralling
we had been enthralling
you had been enthralling
they had been enthralling
Conditional
I would enthral
you would enthral
he/she/it would enthral
we would enthral
you would enthral
they would enthral
Past Conditional
I would have enthralled
you would have enthralled
he/she/it would have enthralled
we would have enthralled
you would have enthralled
they would have enthralled
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.enthral - hold spellboundenthral - hold spellbound      
delight, please - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
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enthral

verb engross, charm, grip, fascinate, absorb, entrance, intrigue, enchant, rivet, captivate, beguile, ravish, mesmerize, hypnotize, enrapture, hold spellbound, spellbind Children and adults alike are enthralled by his stories.
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Translations
يَسْبي اللُب،يَأسَرُ القَلب، يَفْتِنُ
fortryllehenrykke
gagntaka; hrífa
pakerėjimas
apburtvaldzināt
očariť
büyülemekhayran bırakmak

enthral

enthrall (US) [ɪnˈθrɔːl] VT (gen passive) → cautivar, embelesar
we listened enthralledescuchamos embelesados
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(British) enthrall [ɪnˈθrɔːl] vt (= engross) [+ person, audience] → captiver
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enthral

, enthrall (US)
vtbegeistern, berücken (geh); (exciting story etc also)packen, fesseln; he was (held) enthralled by her beautyer war von ihrer Schönheit gefesselt or bezaubert or berückt (geh)
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enthrall (Am) [ɪnˈθrɔːl] vtaffascinare, avvincere
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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(inˈθroːl) (American) enthrallpast tense, past participle enˈthralled verb
to delight greatly. His stories enthralled the children.
enˈthralling adjective
enˈthralment noun
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