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Embrace: Definition, Usage & Common Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：to hug (embrace)

embrace 🔊

/ɪmˈbreɪs/

v./n.

To hold someone close with your arms to show you like or love them, like when family meets.

Embrace illustration: A warm hug between parent and child in a doorway.

to hug 🔊

➕

/toʊ hʌɡ/

v./n.

The physical act of holding someone tightly in one's arms, typically as a sign of affection, greeting, or comfort.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'in bracchium' (in the arms), via Old French 'embracier'.

💡 Mnemonic

EM-BRACE sounds like 'in the arms of grace'. It means to hold or accept something with open arms.

📖 Example

When she returned from college, her mother ran out to embrace her with tears of joy. 🔊 Her mother welcomed her home with a loving hug.

🔗 Collocations

embrace tightly – to hug with great force and closeness

warm embrace – a loving and affectionate hug

accept an embrace – to allow someone to hug you

🔄 Synonyms

hug (v./n.) – to hold someone tightly in one's arms

cuddle (v.) – to hold close in one's arms as a way of showing love

hold (v.) – to have someone in your arms

🚫 Antonyms

push away (v.) – to move someone from you with force

reject (v.) – to refuse to accept someone's affection

avoid (v.) – to keep away from physical contact

🌱 Derivatives

embraceable (adj.) – worthy of being hugged or lovable

embracer (n.) – one who embraces

📖 Cultural Story

The word originates from Latin 'in bracchium' meaning 'in(to) the arms'. It entered English through Old French 'embracier'. This physical act of encircling with arms evolved to metaphorically mean 'to accept or include' an idea or change.

Meaning 2：to welcome and adopt (embrace)

embrace 🔊

/ɪmˈbreɪs/

v./n.

To accept something new or different with enthusiasm and without hesitation.

Embrace concept: Person welcoming new ideas with open arms.

to welcome and adopt 🔊

➕

/toʊ ˈwelkəm ænd əˈdɑːpt/

v./n.

To accept or support a belief, idea, technology, or change willingly and enthusiastically.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：中级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

Our school decided to embrace new technology by giving every student a tablet for learning. 🔊 The school enthusiastically adopted the use of new educational tools.

🔗 Collocations

embrace change – to willingly accept and adapt to new conditions

fully embrace – to accept something completely and without reservation

embrace diversity – to welcome and value differences among people

🔄 Synonyms

adopt (v.) – to choose to take up or follow an idea or method

welcome (v.) – to greet or accept something gladly

accept (v.) – to receive something willingly

🚫 Antonyms

resist (v.) – to try to prevent or fight against something

reject (v.) – to refuse to accept, consider, or use something

oppose (v.) – to be against something

🌱 Derivatives

embracing (adj.) – inclusive; willing to accept new ideas