half-embrace
half-embrace · half-embraces · half-embraced · half-embracing
To embrace or wrap around partiallyTo embrace or wrap around partially.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To embrace or wrap around partially.
(transitive)To adopt in an ambivalent or partial manner.
Origin
From half- + embrace.From half- + embrace.
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Forms
half-embraces, half-embracing, half-embraced, half-embraced| Base form | half-embrace · to half-embrace |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | half-embraces |
| Present participle | half-embracing |
| Past simple | half-embraced |
| Past participle | half-embraced |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle