Espouse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

take in marriage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛspˈaʊs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛspˈaʊs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛspˈaʊs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛspˈaʊs/.

Examples

She followed the feminist movement
The candidate espouses Republican ideals
She embraced Catholicism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

follow adopt wed embrace get married hook up with conjoin get hitched with marry sweep up

Parts of Speech

verb	choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans “She followed the feminist movement”
verb	take in marriage
verb	take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own “She embraced Catholicism”

Word Forms

adoption	noun	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
following	noun	a group of followers or enthusiasts
espousal	noun	the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
marriage	noun	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
married	noun	a person who is married
wedding	noun	the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony
embrace	noun	a close affectionate and protective acceptance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verloben

wählen und befolgen; B. von Theorien, Ideen, Richtlinien, Strategien oder Plänen

🇫🇷French

adopter

choisir et suivre ; comme des théories, des idées, des politiques, des stratégies ou des plans

🇪🇸Spanish

adoptar

elige y sigue; a partir de teorías, ideas, políticas, estrategias o planes.

🇮🇹Italian

sposare

scegliere e seguire; a partire da teorie, idee, politiche, strategie o piani

🇳🇱Dutch

trouwen

kies en volg; vanaf theorieën, ideeën, beleid, strategieën of plannen

🇵🇹Portuguese

esposa

escolha e siga; a partir de teorias, ideias, políticas, estratégias ou planos

🇷🇺Russian

поддерживать

выбирайте и следуйте; как теории, идеи, политика, стратегии или планы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सहायता देना

चुनें और अनुसरण करें; सिद्धांतों, विचारों, नीतियों, रणनीतियों या योजनाओं के रूप में

🇧🇩Bengali

সঙ্গী

চয়ন করুন এবং অনুসরণ করুন; তত্ত্ব, ধারণা, নীতি, কৌশল বা পরিকল্পনা হিসাবে

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

தேர்வு செய்து பின்பற்றவும்; கோட்பாடுகள், யோசனைகள், கொள்கைகள், உத்திகள் அல்லது திட்டங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

జీవిత భాగస్వామి

ఎంచుకోండి మరియు అనుసరించండి; సిద్ధాంతాలు, ఆలోచనలు, విధానాలు, వ్యూహాలు లేదా ప్రణాళికల ప్రకారం

🇮🇳Marathi

जोडीदार

निवडा आणि अनुसरण करा; सिद्धांत, कल्पना, धोरणे, धोरणे किंवा योजना

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવનસાથી

પસંદ કરો અને અનુસરો; સિદ્ધાંતો, વિચારો, નીતિઓ, વ્યૂહરચના અથવા યોજનાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಗಾತಿ

ಆಯ್ಕೆಮಾಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಸರಿಸಿ; ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳು, ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳು, ನೀತಿಗಳು, ಕಾರ್ಯತಂತ್ರಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳಂತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇണ

തിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത് പിന്തുടരുക; സിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങൾ, ആശയങ്ങൾ, നയങ്ങൾ, തന്ത്രങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പദ്ധതികൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਥੀ

ਚੁਣੋ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਲਣਾ ਕਰੋ; ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ, ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ, ਨੀਤੀਆਂ, ਰਣਨੀਤੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਯੋਜਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

شریک حیات

منتخب کریں اور پیروی کریں؛ نظریات، نظریات، پالیسیوں، حکمت عملیوں یا منصوبوں کے بارے میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

配偶

选择并遵循；理论、想法、政策、战略或计划

🇯🇵Japanese

配偶者

選んで従う。理論、アイデア、政策、戦略、計画の時点で

🇰🇷Korean

시집 보내다

선택하고 따르십시오. 이론, 아이디어, 정책, 전략 또는 계획으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

theo

lựa chọn và làm theo; về lý thuyết, ý tưởng, chính sách, chiến lược hoặc kế hoạch

🇹🇭Thai

คู่สมรส

เลือกและปฏิบัติตาม; ตามทฤษฎี แนวคิด นโยบาย กลยุทธ์ หรือแผนงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mendukung

pilih dan ikuti; seperti teori, ide, kebijakan, strategi atau rencana

🇵🇭Filipino

pakasalan

pumili at sundin; bilang ng mga teorya, ideya, patakaran, estratehiya o plano

🇲🇾Malay

meminang

pilih dan ikuti; seperti teori, idea, dasar, strategi atau rancangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتبنى

اختر واتبع؛ سواء من النظريات أو الأفكار أو السياسات أو الاستراتيجيات أو الخطط

🇮🇷Persian

حمایت کردن

انتخاب کنید و دنبال کنید؛ از نظر تئوری ها، ایده ها، سیاست ها، استراتژی ها یا برنامه ها

🇹🇷Turkish

eş

seç ve takip et; teoriler, fikirler, politikalar, stratejiler veya planlar itibarıyla

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְאַמֵץ

לבחור ולעקוב; לגבי תיאוריות, רעיונות, מדיניות, אסטרטגיות או תוכניות

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The primary meaning of 'espouse' is 'choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans'.

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In which domain is the word 'espouse' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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