hug
gb/hˈʌɡ/ us/hˈʌɡ/
A1
Inglés
~ 600
megölel, ölelés, szorosan követ, szorosan valami mellett halad
VERBO
A1
1
megölel
A2
Patrón de uso:
to hug [someone]
She hugged her friend tightly after the long trip.
A hosszú út után szorosan megölelte a barátját.
He hugged his mother before leaving for the airport.
Megölelte az anyját, mielőtt elindult a repülőtérre.
They hugged each other with joy when they met again.
I always hug my children before bedtime.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I hug my dad every morning.
Minden reggel megölelem apukámat.
She hugs her cat when she is happy.
Amikor boldog, megöleli a macskáját.
We hug when we say goodbye.
He hugs his sister on her birthday.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hug' with 'hold hands', but hugging involves putting arms around someone, not holding their hand.
Significado
Hold someone closely in arms
Colocaciones
hug tightly
|hug warmly
|hug goodbye
|hug each other
Sinónimos
embrace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to accepting ideas.)
Antónimos
push away (Physically moving someone away from you instead of holding them close.)
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To put your arms around someone and hold them to show you like or care about them.
To put your arms around someone and hold them tightly, usually to show love, friendship, or comfort.
SUSTANTIVO
A1
2
ölelés
A2
Patrón de uso:
give [someone] a hug
She gave me a big hug before I left.
Mielőtt elmentem, jó nagy ölelést adott.
A warm hug can make you feel better.
Egy szeretetteljes ölelés jobb kedvre deríthet.
He greeted his grandmother with a friendly hug.
They exchanged hugs at the airport.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I gave my friend a hug.
Adtam egy ölelést a barátomnak.
She needs a hug today.
Ma szüksége van egy ölelésre.
He gave his mom a warm hug.
We shared a big hug.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes say 'make a hug' instead of 'give a hug'. The correct collocation is 'give a hug'.
Significado
An act of holding in arms
Colocaciones
big hug
|warm hug
|friendly hug
|bear hug
Sinónimos
embrace (Slightly more formal; can also mean acceptance of ideas.)
Antónimos
rejection (In a social-emotional sense, avoiding physical or emotional closeness.)
Temas
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definición
When you put your arms around someone to show you like or care about them.
An act of putting your arms around someone and holding them tightly, usually to express affection, comfort, or greeting.
VERBO
B1
3
Patrón de uso:
to hug [surface/edge/path]
The car hugged the curve as it sped along the road.
Az autó szorosan követte a kanyar ívét, miközben száguldott az úton.
We hugged the coastline during our sailing trip.
A vitorlástúránk során szorosan követtük a partvonalat.
He hugged the wall to avoid being seen.
The hikers hugged the riverbank for most of the journey.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The boat hugged the shore.
A hajó szorosan a part mellett haladt.
She hugged the wall in the dark room.
A sötét szobában szorosan a fal mellett haladt.
The car hugged the road on the curve.
We hugged the path through the forest.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse this with the emotional meaning of 'hug' when context is actually about position or movement.
Significado
Hold close to surface or edge
Colocaciones
hug the wall
|hug the coast
|hug the curb
Sinónimos
stick to (Informal; can mean to stay very close to or follow something.)
Antónimos
veer away from (To move away from a path or surface instead of staying close to it.)
Temas
movement
|navigation
|space
|travel
Definición
To stay very near to something like a wall or road while moving.
To stay very close to something, such as a wall, road edge, or coastline, often for safety or precision.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
hug
AFI
GB/hˈʌɡ/
US/hˈʌɡ/
Sílabas y acento
hug (1 sílaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (hug)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: hug
- Plural: hugs
Verb
- Base: hug
- 3rd Person Singular: hugs
- Present Participle: hugging
- Past: hugged
Familia de palabras
Forms
hugs
noun
hugging
verb
hugged
verb
Related words
hugger
noun
huggable
adjective
Aspectos destacados
- Irregular present participle: hugging Verb
- Irregular past: hugged Verb
Expresiones
bear hug
1/bˈɛɹ hˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
Very tight embrace with arms
A very strong and tight way of hugging someone with both arms.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos
- They decided to hug it out after their fight.
- Come on, let's just hug it out and move on.