hug

[US]/hʌɡ/
[UK]/hʌɡ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. yakapin nang mahigpit; hawakan nang mahigpit; magpatuloy
vi. yakapin nang mahigpit; hawakan nang mahigpit sa isa't isa
n. mahigpit na yakap; yakap; katigasan ng ulo
Word Forms
Past Tensehugged
Pluralhugs
Past Participlehugged
Present Participlehugging
Third Person Singularhugs

Phrases & Collocations

warm hug

mainit na yakap

affectionate hug

mahal na yakap

bear hug

yakap na parang oso

friendly hug

maibiging yakap

Example Sentences

The road hugs the river.

Yakap ng kalsada ang ilog.

hug oneself for being so lucky

yakapin ang sarili dahil sa swerte

expressed her affection with a hug;

ipinakita niya ang kanyang pagmamahal sa pamamagitan ng yakap;

A heavy car with a low center of gravity will hug the road.

Ang isang mabigat na kotse na may mababang sentro ng gravity ay mananatili sa kalsada.

He still hugs his outmoded beliefs.

Matatag pa rin siya sa kanyang mga lipas na paniniwala.

He hurries down the gangplank to hug his waiting wife.

Nagmamadali siyang bumaba sa gangplank upang yakapin ang kanyang naghihintay na asawa.

After gourde Johannsen scores point, at that time Aituoao who changed excitedly with commander in chief the melon was already pulled hugs in together.

Pagkatapos makapuntos si gourde Johannsen, noong panahong iyon, si Aituoao na nagbago nang sabik sa pinuno ng hukbo ang melon ay naabot na ang yakapan nang magkasama.

Real-world Examples

I wasted all my time hugging everybody.

Nasayang ko ang lahat ng oras ko sa pagyakap sa lahat.

Source: The Washington Post

It's like a really nice warm hug.

Para itong isang napakagandang, mainit na yakap.

Source: Architectural Digest

And maybe earn a big hug from.

At baka makakuha ng malaking yakap mula sa.

Source: Stanford Open Course: How to Communicate Effectively

And he gave me a big hug.

At niyakap niya ako ng malaki.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

Keldy cried while her children hugged her.

Umiyak si Keldy habang niyayakap siya ng kanyang mga anak.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

Many stopped to give me a hug.

Marami ang huminto upang yakapin ako.

Source: Lean In

A word of advice – ask before you hug!

Isang payo – magtanong bago yakapin!

Source: Festival Comprehensive Record

Come here. I'll give you a hug.

Halika dito. Yakapin kita.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

Can you at least give me a hug?

Puwede mo ba akong yakapin kahit minsan?

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

Have you ever wondered why you hug other people?

Natanong mo na ba kung bakit mo niyayakap ang ibang tao?

Source: Psychology Mini Class

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