English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "instink" is:'n Natuurlike of inherente aanleg, impuls of gedragspatroon wat kenmerkend is van 'n bepaalde spesie en dikwels sonder bewuste denke of opleiding plaasvind .'n Kragtige motivering of impuls wat iemand se gedrag of optrede rig of rig, dikwels sonder bewuste denke of rasionele oorweging.'n Gevoel, intuïsie of ingebore kennis oor iets wat nie gebaseer op rede of bewuste denke.Oor die algemeen verwys instink na 'n natuurlike of outomatiese gedrag of reaksie wat diep in 'n individu of spesie ingeburger is en dikwels sonder bewuste denke of moeite plaasvind. Dit kan verwys na beide fisiese en sielkundige gedrag, soos 'n voël se instink om suid te migreer vir die winter of 'n persoon se instink om van gevaar te vlug.

Synonyms

  1. inherent aptitude

Sentence Examples

  1. It was like some inner instinct prevented me from telling her about my ability.
  2. Instinct tightened his grip on the leather hilt, whitening his knuckles.
  3. Ignoring the instinct to get the hell away, I followed the trail of blood.
  4. For all your resiliency, you lack basic instinct when it comes to me.
  5. I can see the instinct to lash out building in him.
  6. Instinct screamed at me to run, but it warred with an equally potent, nearly magnetic compulsion to go to him.
  7. They also gained the characteristics of a well-fed housecat, one which will pursue wildlife not because of hunger, but because of the natural instinct to hunt and kill.
  8. Brooke ran into his arms and hugged him tight on instinct.
  9. Caution warred with instinct for a brief struggle, and then I ran through the door.
  10. He had to be careful lest any preconceived notions crept in, but his first instinct was to chalk her intentions up to an attempt to keep him as in the dark as possible, at least until such time as she decided she could trust him, if ever.