hug
gb/hˈʌɡ/ us/hˈʌɡ/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 600
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ρήμα
A1
action
1
Hold someone closely in arms
To put your arms around someone and hold them to show you like or care about them.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to hug [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hug' with 'hold hands', but hugging involves putting arms around someone, not holding their hand.
Συνώνυμα
embrace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to accepting ideas.)
Αντώνυμα
push away (Physically moving someone away from you instead of holding them close.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hug tightly
|hug warmly
|hug goodbye
|hug each other
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She hugged her friend tightly after the long trip.
- He hugged his mother before leaving for the airport.
- They hugged each other with joy when they met again.
- I always hug my children before bedtime.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I hug my dad every morning.
- She hugs her cat when she is happy.
- We hug when we say goodbye.
- He hugs his sister on her birthday.
Ουσιαστικό
A1
action
2
An act of holding in arms
When you put your arms around someone to show you like or care about them.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
give [someone] a hug
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes say 'make a hug' instead of 'give a hug'. The correct collocation is 'give a hug'.
Συνώνυμα
embrace (Slightly more formal; can also mean acceptance of ideas.)
Αντώνυμα
rejection (In a social-emotional sense, avoiding physical or emotional closeness.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
big hug
|warm hug
|friendly hug
|bear hug
Θέματα
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She gave me a big hug before I left.
- A warm hug can make you feel better.
- He greeted his grandmother with a friendly hug.
- They exchanged hugs at the airport.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I gave my friend a hug.
- She needs a hug today.
- He gave his mom a warm hug.
- We shared a big hug.
Ρήμα
B1
action
3
Hold close to surface or edge
To stay very near to something like a wall or road while moving.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to hug [surface/edge/path]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse this with the emotional meaning of 'hug' when context is actually about position or movement.
Συνώνυμα
stick to (Informal; can mean to stay very close to or follow something.)
Αντώνυμα
veer away from (To move away from a path or surface instead of staying close to it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
hug the wall
|hug the coast
|hug the curb
Θέματα
movement
|navigation
|space
|travel
Παραδείγματα
- The car hugged the curve as it sped along the road.
- We hugged the coastline during our sailing trip.
- He hugged the wall to avoid being seen.
- The hikers hugged the riverbank for most of the journey.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The boat hugged the shore.
- She hugged the wall in the dark room.
- The car hugged the road on the curve.
- We hugged the path through the forest.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
hug
IPA
GB/hˈʌɡ/
US/hˈʌɡ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
hug (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (hug)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: hug
- Plural: hugs
Verb
- Base: hug
- 3rd Person Singular: hugs
- Present Participle: hugging
- Past: hugged
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
hugs
noun
hugging
verb
hugged
verb
Related words
hugger
noun
huggable
adjective
Κύρια σημεία
- Irregular present participle: hugging Verb
- Irregular past: hugged Verb
Εκφράσεις
bear hug
1/bˈɛɹ hˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
Very tight embrace with arms
A very strong and tight way of hugging someone with both arms.
Παραδείγματα
- He lifted her off the ground in a bear hug.
- His bear hug almost took my breath away.
give someone a hug
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə hˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
Embrace someone affectionately
To put your arms around someone to show you like or care about them.
Παραδείγματα
- Before leaving, she gave her father a big hug.
- He gave me a hug when I was sad.
hug it out
1/hˈʌɡ ˈɪt ˈaʊt/
idiom
informal
Resolve conflict with embrace
To end an argument by hugging each other.
Παραδείγματα
- They decided to hug it out after their fight.
- Come on, let's just hug it out and move on.