Meaning

8 senses

  1. (transitive)To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

    umarmen

    обнима́тьobnimátʹ, обня́тьobnjátʹ

    обійма́тиobijmáty, обійня́тиobijnjáty, обніма́тиobnimáty

  2. (figuratively, transitive)To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.

    I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation.

    Embrace any opportunities that may come your way.

  3. (figuratively, transitive)To submit to; to undergo.

  4. (also, figuratively, transitive)To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.

  5. (figuratively, transitive)To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.

    Natural philosophy embraces many sciences.

    annehmen, umarmen

    охватыватьoxvatyvatʹ, включатьvključatʹ

    включа́тиvključáty

  6. (obsolete, rare, transitive)To fasten on, as armour.

  7. (figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To accept (someone) as a friend; to accept (someone's) help gladly.

  8. (figuratively, obsolete, transitive)To attempt to influence (a court, jury, etc.) corruptly; to practise embracery.

More definitions
  • hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  • include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
  • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

Examples

268 sentences

  1. Tom and Mary embraced.

    Том та Мері обійнялися. — deniko

    ruТом и Мэри обнялись. — odexed

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  2. Tom embraced Mary.

    Том обійняв Мері. — deniko

    ruТом обнял Мэри. — marafon

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  3. Tom embraced his father.

    Том обійняв свого батька. — deniko

    ruТом обнял своего отца. — Gal

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  4. The little boy embraced his dog.

    deDer kleine Junge umarmte seinen Hund. — Yorwba

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  5. Tom and Mary embraced each other.

    ruТом и Мэри обнялись. — odexed

    deTom und Maria umarmten sich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection — see also hug:
to enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.):
Русский
By meaning 2
to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection — see also hug:
to enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.):
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection — see also hug:
to enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.):

Origin

The verb is derived from Middle English embracen (“to clasp in one's arms, embrace; to rea

The verb is derived from Middle English embracen (“to clasp in one's arms, embrace; to reach out eagerly for, welcome; to enfold, entwine; to ensnare, entangle; to twist, wrap around; to gird, put on; to lace; to be in or put into bonds; to put a shield on the arm; to grasp (a shield or spear); to acquire, take hold of; to receive; to undertake; to affect, influence; to incite; to unlawfully influence a jury; to surround; to conceal, cover; to shelter; to protect; to comfort; to comprehend, understand”) [and other forms], from Old French embracer, embracier (“to kiss”) (modern French embrasser (“to kiss; (dated) to embrace, hug”)), from Late Latin *imbracchiāre, from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside, within’)) + bracchium (“arm”). The English word is analysable as em- + brace. The noun is derived from the verb.

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Forms

embraces, embracing, embraced, embraced
Base formembrace · to embrace
3rd person singularembraces
Present participleembracing
Past simpleembraced
Past participleembraced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyembrace
he, she, itembraces

Past simpleLesson

all personsembraced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave embraced
he, she, ithas embraced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill embrace

Synonyms

31 synonyms
acceptA2surroundB1clipB1strainB2holdA2complyC1hugA2pressB1squeezeB2fall on someone's neckentwineaccollamplectbeclip
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words
Relatedembracementembracing
Derivedall-embracingembraceabilityembraceableembraceorembracerembraceryembracinglyembraciveoverembracereembraceunembraceableunembracedunembracinghalf-embrace

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
embodimentC2embodyC2emboldenembolismembroiderembroideryembroil
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