embrace
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /ɪmˈbreɪs/US /ɪmˈbreɪs/
Meaning
verb
to put your arms around somebody as a sign of love or friendship
“They embraced and promised to keep in touch.”
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“I have many faults, and I have many more fears, but I'm going to embrace myself as hard as I can, and I'm starting to love myself gradually, just little by little.”
📺 BTS' Speech at the United NationsLearn this word in the video →
“But my time at Babson taught me to embrace change rather than run from it, and I urge all of you to do the same.”
📺 Akio Toyoda at Babson's Centennial Commencement (2019)Learn this word in the video →
“But I did come to embrace this new identity, and in many ways I think of myself now as African.”
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