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embrace English

Meaning embrace meaning

What does embrace mean?
Definitions in simple English

embrace Verb

— If you embrace someone, you hold them closely in your arms with love.

embrace

— verb (= encompass, cover) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds this should cover everyone in the group — verb (= hug, squeeze) squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness Hug me, please They embraced He hugged her close to him — noun the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) — noun the state of taking in or encircling an island in the embrace of the sea — verb (= adopt) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith — noun (= bosom) a close affectionate and protective acceptance his willing embrace of new ideas in the bosom of the family

Synonyms embrace synonyms

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embrace English » English

hug clasp cuddle include hold enfold comprise adopt contain caress grasp fondle cover squeeze embracing carry in the arms bosom enclose encircle take in entwine carry accept surround pet nestle kiss hold tight hold in one’s arms hold in arms grab encompass embracement cling to clinch wind round sweep up support snuggle smooch seize search for nuzzle intransigent espouse embosom comprehend clasping clasp round cherish

Topics embrace topics

What do people use embrace to talk about?
Person Life

Sexual relations
Social behavior Relationships

Show affection
Physical actions Move something Handle something

Actions of the hand

Conjugation embrace conjugation

How do you conjugate embrace?

embrace · verb

Examples embrace examples

How do I use embrace in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Tom tried to embrace Mary.
Embrace life!
If you want to do that, embrace it. Don't lie about it.
Why do women want to sleep in a man's embrace?
One cannot embrace the unembraceable.

Movie subtitles

Embrace this moment.
The journey is as important as the destination, so embrace the climb.
You know how much I love you, and long to embrace you once more.
I beg you to allow me to embrace my sister.
And in the shadow of a reservoir, he sees a woman and a man, in loving embrace, forever the same.
Above it all looms a Holy Mountain. a symbol of the greatest values than humanity can embrace. fidelity. truth.
And then they'll embrace, or something like that.
But your embrace was so sweet.
When you embrace him, be sure to put on gloves.
Let me embrace him.
You do not embrace me first?
Embrace him!
She can embrace you.
Her embrace will thrill you. as no other woman ever has. or ever will.
Embrace him.
And if one of these women were to fall in love and if her lover were to kiss her, take her into his embrace she would be driven by her own evil to kill him.
To embrace lepers, you need great courage.
My arm can never embrace you.
And with him to leave no rubs nor botches in the work. Fleance his son, that keeps him company, whose absence is no less material to me than is his father's. Must embrace the fate of that dark hour.
It seems, my friends, I'm not yet prepared to embrace the life of the spirit.
Aramis will embrace the life of the spirit.
No woman leave a decent strange embrace it with everyone watching.
Embrace your husband.
Embrace him. You don't thank him and them kiss him.
As he comes toward you, you rush into his arms and he seizes you in a tight embrace.
Let's embrace!
How could I get out of her mad embrace?
And if one of these women were to fall in love. and if her lover were to kiss her, take her into his embrace. she would be driven by her own evil to kill him.
Embrace her from me!
My arm. My arm can never embrace you.
Fleance his son, that keeps him company, whose absence is no less material to me than is his father's, must embrace the fate of that dark hour.
Let me embrace you, noble prince.
In its embrace let us burn or freeze.
We'll embrace you as a brother.
Then you will embrace.

News and current affairs

Having written a book about the hijacking of executive power in the United States in the Bush years, I found myself, in researching new developments, stumbling upon conversations online that embrace narratives of behind-the-scenes manipulation.
The embrace of essential human-rights standards as a cornerstone of a country's development is one of our era's seminal innovations.
Moreover, intellectually, these women remind us that Western feminism did not have to evolve the way it did, and can still change and grow to embrace a more satisfying and humane definition of equality.
But, beyond slogans, there is an underlying fault line between those who have the cultural capacity to embrace change and those who resist it by adhering to traditional ideas about how one's life and, by extension, society, should be organized.
Yet, despite this deeply ingrained skepticism about human nature, we embrace humanity's talent for progress and innovation, because we recognize man's ability to correct mistakes and errors.
The social market economy, which we continue to embrace, is based on these principles.
The fight to eradicate misery, illiteracy, and corruption, and Islam's embrace of science, do not depend on the results of the Middle East peace process.
Market pressure has also been important in pushing Chinese media to embrace change.
This has resulted, in the short run, in an embrace of low journalistic standards.
First, however, the Islamic world must rediscover and embrace its proud heritage.
It is time to embrace them.
For the regime to embrace peoples it has excluded, it must agree on inclusiveness--and the tolerance of non-Wahhabi forms of Islam--as a survival strategy and stick to it.
Only sustainable development - a global embrace of green growth - offers the world, rich countries as well as poor, an enduring prospect of long-term social well-being and prosperity.
But realists should now embrace the view that the world is doing much better.
What led scholars who are putatively the guardians of democratic freedoms to embrace measures so reminiscent of fascist and Stalinist tactics?
Because Burma's generals say almost nothing in public, it is difficult to fathom why they allowed elections that elevated Thein Sein to power, or to explain their willingness to embrace dialogue with the long-suppressed opposition.
Recent events suggest one possible explanation: Burma's rulers have grown wary of China's almost smothering embrace - a result of the country's international isolation.
This genuine embrace of reconciliation provided much-needed support to Chinese leaders, who were eager to control anti-Japanese sentiments.
But the current options that many governments wish to embrace will not do the job.
But has Barack Obama's administration been too quick to embrace what was, until recently, one of the world's most repressive regimes?
These populist movements' energy can be directed for good or ill, but demagogues in America embrace similar tactics to fuel their rise to visibility and power.
Those in the Muslim world who want to embrace reform must be driven by the conviction that theocracy has never served as a vehicle for human progress.

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