Meaning

4 senses

  1. An act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest; a hug.

    Umarmung

    объя́тиеobʺjátije, объя́тияobʺjátija, обнима́ниеobnimánije

    обі́ймиobíjmy, об'я́ттяobʺjáttja, обійма́нняobijmánnja

    the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

  2. (figuratively)An enclosure partially or fully surrounding someone or something.

  3. (figuratively)Full acceptance (of something).

    a close affectionate and protective acceptance

  4. (figuratively)An act of enfolding or including.

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 1
act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest — see also hug:
Русский
By meaning 1
act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest — see also hug:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
act of putting arms around someone and bringing the person close to the chest — see also hug:

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

plural: embraces
Singularembrace
Pluralembraces

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
all senses:embracement
Close in meaning
  • a close affectionate and protective acceptance:bosom
  • the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection):embracingembracement

Word family

3 related words
Derivedhalf-embracedeadly embracemarital embrace

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
embodimentC2embodyC2emboldenembolismembroiderembroideryembroil
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