EMBRACE


Meaning of EMBRACE in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ close , strong , tight , warm

the comfort of her warm ~

▪ comforting , gentle , loving , sweet , tender

▪ passionate

▪ friendly , protective

▪ long , quick

VERB + EMBRACE

▪ be locked in , hold sb in

They were locked in a passionate ~ on the station platform.

▪ tighten

He closed his eyes and tightened his ~.

▪ feel

She would give anything just to feel his warm ~ again.

▪ share

The two friends shared one last ~.

▪ accept

She accepted his warm ~.

▪ return ( esp. AmE )

He returned the ~ for a moment.

▪ escape , escape from , free yourself from

He managed to free himself from her ~.

▪ release sb from

He released her from his ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ in an ~

two lovers in a tight ~

▪ into an ~

He drew her into his ~.

II.

verb

1 put your arms around sb

ADVERB

▪ tightly , warmly

He rose from his chair and ~d her warmly.

▪ gently , passionately

2 accept sth

ADVERB

▪ genuinely , really , truly

the only party which fully ~s the concept of democracy

▪ completely , fully

▪ widely ( esp. AmE )

Soccer has become more widely ~d by Americans.

▪ eagerly , enthusiastically , happily , passionately , readily , warmly , wholeheartedly , with enthusiasm

She ~d the feminist cause with enthusiasm.

▪ increasingly

▪ openly , publicly

Embrace is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ capitalism , ↑ cause , ↑ change , ↑ communism , ↑ concept , ↑ creed , ↑ culture , ↑ diversity , ↑ doctrine , ↑ future , ↑ heritage , ↑ idea , ↑ ideal , ↑ ideology , ↑ movement , ↑ philosophy , ↑ principle , ↑ reform , ↑ religion , ↑ revolution , ↑ role , ↑ technology , ↑ view , ↑ vision , ↑ whole

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .