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- Dictionaryembrace/ɪmˈbreɪs/
verb
- 1. hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection: "Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly" Similar
- 2. accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically: "besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an act of holding someone closely in one's arms: "they were locked in an embrace"
- 2. an act of accepting something willingly or enthusiastically: "their eager embrace of foreign influences"
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Learn the meaning of embrace as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Embrace can mean to accept, hold, or include something or someone with love, affection, or sympathy.
- English (US)
to accept something enthusiastically: This was an...
- Embrace: Thai Translation
EMBRACE translate: กอด, กอด. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
EMBRACE translate: 接受, 欣然接受;乐意采纳, 抱, 抱,拥抱, 包括, 包括,包含, 抱,拥抱....
- Traditional
EMBRACE translate: 接受, 欣然接受;樂意採納, 抱, 抱,擁抱, 包括, 包括,包含, 抱,擁抱....
- Znaczenie Embrace, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
EMBRACE definicja: 1. to accept something enthusiastically:...
- Embrace in Russian
EMBRACE translate: обнимать(ся) , принимать, воспринимать,...
- Embrace in Spanish
EMBRACE translate: abrazar, abrazarse, abrazar, abrazarse,...
- Embrace: Arabic Translation
EMBRACE translate: يُعانِق, مُعانَقة. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
1. a. : to clasp in the arms : hug. b. : cherish, love. 2. : encircle, enclose. 3. a. : to take up especially readily or gladly. embrace a cause. b. : to avail oneself of : welcome. embraced the opportunity to study further. 4. a. : to take in or include as a part, item, or element of a more inclusive whole.
Learn the meaning of embrace as a verb and a noun, with usage examples and synonyms. Embrace can mean to accept something enthusiastically, to hold someone tightly, or to include something as one of a number of things.
Embrace can mean to take or clasp in the arms, to accept or adopt something gladly, or to include or contain something. It can also mean to bribe or influence someone in law. See different meanings, synonyms, and examples of embrace.
To embrace something is to welcome it with open arms, hold, hug, accept completely. You might embrace your sweetheart, or even changes in technology. Embrace is from the French verb embrasser, which started out meaning "to clasp in the arms" (but now includes kissing).
Learn the meaning and usage of the verb embrace, which can mean to hug, to accept, to adopt, or to include. Find synonyms, pronunciation, and related words for embrace in British and American English.
Definition of embrace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.