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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

[ English

[ Etymology

From Old French embracer (modern: embrasser) em- "in-" + brace "arm" literally “in arms”; from Latin

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪmˈbreɪs/, SAMPA: /Im"brEIs/
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• Rhymes: -eɪs

[ Verb

Infinitive to embrace

Third person singular embraces

Simple past embraced

Past participle embraced

Present participle embracing

to 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 Chinese: CJKV Characters: trad. 擁, simpl. 拥 (yǒng) Mandarin: trad. 擁抱, simpl. 拥抱 (yǒngbào) Czech: obejmout cs(cs)

Finnish: halata fi(fi), syleillä fi(fi) German: umarmen de(de) Greek: ασπάζομαι el(el) (aspázomai) Polish: objąć, uściskać Portuguese: abraçar pt(pt)

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

Chinese: CJKV Characters: trad. 包含, simpl. 包含 (bāohán) Finnish: omaksua fi(fi)

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

[ Noun

Singular embrace

Plural embraces

embrace (plural embraces)

1. hug (noun); putting arms around someone
2. (metaphorical) enfolding, including

[ Translations

Afrikaans: omhels CJKV Characters: trad. 擁, simpl. 拥 (yǒng) Mandarin: trad. 擁抱, simpl. 拥抱 (yǒngbào) Finnish: syleily (1), halaus (1) French: embrasser fr(fr) German: Umarmung de(de) f.

Polish: objęcie n., uścisk m. Portuguese: abraço pt(pt) m.