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to embrace
01
to hold someone tightly in one's arms, especially to show affection
Transitive: to embrace sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
embrace
3rd person singular
embraces
Present participle
embracing
Past simple
embraced
Past participle
embraced
Examples
She was thrilled to see her long-lost friend and rushed to embrace her with a warm hug.
02
to adopt or accept a particular cause, ideology, practice, method, or lifestyle as one's own
Transitive: to embrace an ideology or approach
Examples
After years of resistance, she decided to embrace a healthier lifestyle and started exercising regularly.
03
to include or encompass something as an essential part or element
Transitive: to embrace sth
Examples
The new policy embraces both environmental and economic concerns.
Embrace
01
the physical action of clasping another person, typically to show affection, greeting, or comfort
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
embraces
Examples
They shared a warm embrace after years apart.
02
the state of physically or metaphorically enclosing, encompassing, or taking in
Examples
The castle 's walls were an embrace against invaders.
03
a close or protective acceptance of something intangible, such as a belief, change, or person
Examples
She showed her embrace of the new policy with enthusiasm.
Lexical Tree
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