animar
Meanings
Verb
1. to inspire (transitive)
2. to encourage (transitive)
3. to animate (transitive)
4. to cheer on (transitive)
5. to cheer up (to become happy) (reflexive)
6. to dare, to have the courage to, to bring oneself to, to have the heart to (reflexive)
7. to do a favor (reflexive, Rioplatense)
8. to decide (pronominal)
9. to feel like, to be down for (US slang) (pronominal)
Examples50
No me animo a decírselo.
I don't have the heart to tell her.
Tom quiere animar a Mary.
Tom wants to cheer Mary up.
¡Hagamos algo para animarlo!
Let's do something to cheer him up!
¿A qué equipo estás animando?
Which team are you cheering for?
Me animaron sus palabras.
I was encouraged by his words.
Les animo a que vayan a ver esa película.
I suggest you go watch that movie.