embrace

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English

Alternative forms

• imbrace (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English embracen, from Old French embracier, equivalent to em- +‎ brace. Influenced by Middle English umbracen (“to stretch out over, cover, engulf”), from um- (“around”) + bracen (“to brace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈbɹeɪs/, /ɛmˈbɹeɪs/, X-SAMPA: /Im"br\EIs/, /Em"br\EIs/

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• Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb

embrace (third-person singular simple present embraces, present participle embracing, simple past and past participle embraced)

1. hug, put arms around.
2. (metaphorical) enfold, include (ideas, principles, etc.).

Translations

to hug (a person)

• Afrikaans: omhels
• Arabic: احتضن (ar) (iḥtáḍana)
• Bulgarian: прегръщам (bg) (pregrǎštam)
• Catalan: abraçar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 擁抱 (cmn), 拥抱 (cmn) (yōngbào)

• Czech: obejmout (cs)
• Dutch: omarmen (nl), omhelzen (nl), knuffelen (nl)
• Finnish: halata (fi), syleillä (fi)
• French: étreindre (fr)
• Georgian: ეხუტება (ka) (exuteba)
• German: umarmen (de)

• Greek: ασπάζομαι (el) (aspázomai)
• Japanese: 抱く (ja) (いだく, idaku)
• Latin: amplector (la)
• Polish: objąć, uściskać
• Portuguese: abraçar (pt)
• Romanian: îmbrățișa (ro)
• Russian: обнима́ть (ru) (obnimát') impf., обня́ть (ru) (obnját') pf.
• Scottish Gaelic: ioma-ghlac (gd)
• Spanish: abrazar (es)
• Swedish: krama (sv), omfamna (sv)
• Turkish: sarılmak (tr)

(metaphorical) to enfold or include (ideas, principles, etc)

• Bulgarian: прегръщам (bg) (pregrǎštam)
• Catalan: abraçar (ca)
• Chinese:
• Dutch: omarmen (nl)
• Finnish: omaksua (fi)

• German: annehmen (de), umarmen (de)
• Greek: ασπάζομαι (el) (aspázomai)
• Polish: obejmować (pl)
• Portuguese: abraçar (pt)

Noun

embrace (plural embraces)

1. hug (noun); putting arms around someone.
   • 1907, Robert Chambers, chapter 1/2, The Younger Set^[1]:

     His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. “Phil ! You ! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow !” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.

2. (metaphorical) enfolding, including.

Translations

hug

• Afrikaans: omhels
• Bulgarian: прегръдка (bg) (pregrǎdka) f
• Catalan: abraçada (ca) f
• Chinese:

  1CJKV Characters: trad. 擁, simpl. 拥 (yǒng)

  Mandarin: trad. 擁抱, simpl. 拥抱 (yǒngbào)

• Czech: objetí (cs) n
• Dutch: omarming (nl) f, omhelzing (nl) f, knuffel (nl) c
• Finnish: syleily (1), halaus (1)
• French: accolade (fr) f, embrassement (fr) m
• Georgian: ჩახუტება (ka) (č’axuteba)

• German: Umarmung (de) f
• Latin: complexus (la)
• Old Saxon: anafang
• Polish: objęcie n, uścisk m
• Portuguese: abraço (pt) m
• Romanian: îmbrățișare (ro) f
• Russian: объя́тие (ru) (ob"játije) n, объя́тия (ru) (ob"játija) n pl
• Scottish Gaelic: ioma-ghlacadh (gd) m
• Swedish: kram (sv) c, omfamning (sv) c
• Telugu: ఆలింగనము (te)
• Turkish: please add this translation if you can