embrace

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

Translation

vt. & vi. kukumbatia
vt. kujumuisha, kukubali, kuiga
n. kumbuatio, yakumbana
Word Forms
Past Participleembraced
Pluralembraces
Present Participleembracing
Past Tenseembraced
Third Person Singularembraces

Phrases & Collocations

embrace change

Kubali mabadiliko

embrace diversity

Kubali tofauti

warm embrace

Yakabili kwa huru

Example Sentences

embrace a good chance

kukumbatia fursa nzuri

embrace a social cause.

kukumbatia sababu ya kijamii.

your embrace of Catholicism.

ukumbatio wako wa Ukatholiki.

The hills embrace the village.

Milima inakumbatia kijiji.

their eager embrace of foreign influences.

ukumbatio wao wa haraka kwa ushawishi wa kigeni.

embrace sb. in one's arms

kukumbatia mtu kwenye mikono yako

This book embraces many subjects.

Kitabu hiki kinakumbatia mada nyingi.

a trellis that was embraced by vines.

nyumba ya mizabibu iliyoonekana na nyuzi.

She absolutely embraced him.

Yeye alikumbatia kabisa.

Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly.

Bibi mkubwa Sophie akanakushukuru.

No single theory can embrace and explain every facet of human behavior.

Hakuna nadharia moja ambayo inaweza kukumbatia na kueleza kila aina ya tabia ya binadamu.

He embraced medicine as his career.

Yeye alikumbatia dawa kama kazi yake.

Natural science embraces many subjects.

Sayansi ya asili inakumbatia mada nyingi.

Epilog: Netscape Embraces the Bazaar!

Epilogi: Netscape Yakubali Sokoni!

The two suddenly embraced in a spontaneous gesture of affection.

Watu wawili walikumbatiana ghafla katika ishara ya spontani ya upendo.

The child embraced his parents.

Mtoto alikumbatia wazazi wake.

He embraced my offer to employ him.

Yeye alikumbatia ofa yangu kumwajiri.

Real-world Examples

I want you to embrace the emotion and embrace the tears.

Ninataka umkumbatie hisia na umkumbatie machozi.

Source: Tips for Men's Self-Improvement

Embrace each hour. Seize each golden minute.

Kumbatia kila saa. Ukamata kila dakika ya dhahabu.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

It's pretty groundbreaking how this school has embraced you.

Inashangaza sana jinsi shule hii ime kukubali.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

That's your big solution -- embrace ignorance?

Hiyo ndiyo suluhisho lako kubwa - ukumbatie ujinga?

Source: Modern Family - Season 02

I really hope that people will embrace it.

Ningetaka sana watu wakubale.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

I saw China embracing the world and vice versa.

Nili ona China iki kubali dunia na kinyume chake.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Embracing emerging technology is not without risk.

Kubali teknolojia inayoibuka sio bila hatari.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2019 Collection

If you see a candidate who Washington embraces, run and hide.

Ikiwa unamwona mgombea ambaye Washington anakubali, ruka na kujificha.

Source: VOA Standard December 2015 Collection

And beyond the App Store, enterprise and business have also embraced Swift.

Na zaidi ya Duka la Maombi, biashara na ujasiriamu pia yame kubali Swift.

Source: Apple latest news

But critics felt the sudden British embrace of China was too gung-ho.

Lakini wakosoaji walisema kuwa kupinduka kwa Uingereza kwa China kulikuwa cha haraka mno.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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