Embracement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbɹˈeɪsmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɔɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɔɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛmbɹˈeɪsmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

embracing embrace

Word Forms

embrace

verb

squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umarmung

der Akt, eine andere Person in die Arme zu schließen (z. B. zur Begrüßung oder Zuneigung)

🇫🇷French

étreinte

l'acte de serrer une autre personne dans les bras (comme en guise de salutation ou d'affection)

🇪🇸Spanish

abrazo

el acto de estrechar a otra persona en los brazos (como saludo o afecto)

🇮🇹Italian

abbraccio

l'atto di stringere un'altra persona tra le braccia (come in segno di saluto o affetto)

🇳🇱Dutch

omhelzing

de handeling waarbij iemand anders in de armen wordt geslagen (zoals bij begroeting of genegenheid)

🇵🇹Portuguese

acolhimento

o ato de apertar outra pessoa nos braços (como uma saudação ou carinho)

🇷🇺Russian

объятие

акт объятия другого человека (как в знак приветствия или привязанности)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रहण

किसी अन्य व्यक्ति को बाहों में पकड़ने की क्रिया (जैसे अभिवादन या स्नेह के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

আলিঙ্গন

অন্য ব্যক্তিকে বাহুতে আঁকড়ে ধরার কাজ (অভিবাদন বা স্নেহের মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

தழுவுதல்

மற்றொரு நபரை கைகளில் பிடிக்கும் செயல் (வாழ்த்து அல்லது பாசத்தைப் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆలింగనం

మరొక వ్యక్తిని చేతుల్లో పట్టుకునే చర్య (శుభాకాంక్ష లేదా ఆప్యాయత వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

आलिंगन

दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीला बाहूत पकडण्याची कृती (अभिवादन किंवा आपुलकीप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આલિંગન

અન્ય વ્યક્તિને હાથમાં પકડવાની ક્રિયા (જેમ કે શુભેચ્છા અથવા સ્નેહમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ತೋಳುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಶುಭಾಶಯ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആലിംഗനം

മറ്റൊരാളെ കൈകളിൽ മുറുകെ പിടിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി (അഭിവാദ്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാത്സല്യം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੇ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੜਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨਮਸਕਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਪਿਆਰ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گلے لگانا

کسی دوسرے شخص کو بازوؤں میں پکڑنے کا عمل (جیسا کہ سلام یا پیار میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拥抱

拥抱另一个人的行为（如问候或感情）

🇯🇵Japanese

抱擁

他の人を腕に抱きしめる行為（挨拶や愛情など）

🇰🇷Korean

포옹

다른 사람을 팔로 끌어안는 행위(인사말이나 애정 표현 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ôm ấp

hành động ôm người khác trong vòng tay (như trong lời chào hoặc tình cảm)

🇹🇭Thai

การโอบกอด

การกอดบุคคลอื่นไว้ในอ้อมแขน (เช่น การทักทายหรือแสดงความรัก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelukan

tindakan menggenggam orang lain di lengan (seperti salam atau kasih sayang)

🇵🇭Filipino

pagyakap

ang pagkilos ng pagyakap sa ibang tao (tulad ng pagbati o pagmamahal)

🇲🇾Malay

pelukan

perbuatan memeluk orang lain dalam pelukan (seperti dalam ucapan atau kasih sayang)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتضان

فعل ضم شخص آخر بين ذراعيه (كما في التحية أو المودة)

🇮🇷Persian

در آغوش گرفتن

فعل در دست گرفتن شخص دیگری (مانند احوالپرسی یا محبت)

🇹🇷Turkish

kucaklama

başka bir kişiyi kollarına alma eylemi (selamlama veya sevgide olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיבוק

פעולת הצמדת אדם אחר בזרועותיו (כמו בברכה או חיבה)

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The primary meaning of 'embracement' is 'the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)'.

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