🤗embrace

verb
/ɛmˈbreɪs/

Meaning

to hold someone closely in your arms, or to accept or support something willingly
to hold someone closely in your arms; to accept willingly

Example Sentences

They embraced each other after a long separation.

She embraced her friend at the airport.

Example Expressions

embrace change

Synonyms

hug, accept, adopt, welcome, support, hold
Entry 1
hug, accept, adopt, welcome, support
Entry 2
hug, hold, accept, welcome

Antonyms

reject, exclude, avoid, refuse, push away
Entry 1
reject, exclude, avoid
Entry 2
reject, refuse, push away

Collocations

embrace opportunity, embrace culture, embrace diversity, embrace technology, embrace warmly, embrace change, fully embrace
Entry 1
embrace opportunity, embrace culture, embrace diversity, embrace technology
Entry 2
embrace warmly, embrace change, embrace opportunity, fully embrace

Related Vocabularies

to restrict someone or something within certain limits; to keep someone in a closed space
to request information; to inquire; to invite
To comply with rules, standards, or laws.
to be unsuccessful; not to achieve something
to touch someone or something gently, often to show affection or approval
to disinfect or purify an area by using chemical fumes

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