What does embrace mean?
Word: Embrace
Part of Speech: Verb
Meaning: Embrace means to put your arms around someone and hold them close to show love or friendship. It can also mean to accept a new idea or change gladly.
Synonyms: accept, welcome
Antonyms: reject
How do you spell embrace?
Syllables: em - brace
Tricky part: The word starts with em, not im or en. Before a b, the sound is spelt with m, as in ember and embroider.
Watch out for: imbrace, enbrace, ambrace
Memory tip: M and b like to stand together: think of ember, embroider and embrace, which all begin em and then b.
Embrace in a sentence
Example 1: Nani ran to embrace us the moment we got off the train.
Example 2: The two friends embraced after winning the doubles match.
Example 3: Our school has embraced the idea of a vegetable garden.
Fun Fact
Embrace comes from an old French word built on the Latin for arms, so to embrace someone is, quite literally, to take them into your arms.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Cookie
Insert the correct pair of letters to form a word:
embr_c_
a) e, e
b) a, e
c) a, i
d) i, e
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b) a, e. The end of the word is the same as brace, as in a brace for teeth.
Spell-o-Spell
Choose the correctly spelt word:
a) discribe
b) embrace
c) explor
d) encurage
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b) embrace. Describe begins des, explore keeps its final e, and encourage has ou after the c.
Word Connection
Choose the synonym of the word:
embrace
a) push
b) chase
c) hug
d) scold
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c) hug. When you embrace someone you put your arms round them, which is a hug.
Mingle-Mangle
Form a meaningful word from the jumbled letters:
cmaerbe
a) amber
b) embrace
c) embryo
d) bracelet
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b) embrace. Embryo needs a y and an o, amber uses only five letters and bracelet needs an l and a t.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which word is closest in meaning to embraced in this sentence: The village happily embraced solar lamps.
a) repaired
b) feared
c) adopted
d) sold
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c) adopted
2. Embrace can also be a noun. In which sentence is it a noun?
a) Please embrace your little brother.
b) They will embrace the new plan.
c) Nani gave me a warm embrace.
d) We embrace every guest at the door.
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c) Nani gave me a warm embrace.
