hug
gb/hˈʌɡ/ us/hˈʌɡ/
A1
Engleză
~ 600
megölel, ölelés, szorosan követ, szorosan valami mellett halad
VERB
A1
1
megölel
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hug' with 'hold hands', but hugging involves putting arms around someone, not holding their hand.
Sens
Hold someone closely in arms
Colocații
hug tightly
|hug warmly
|hug goodbye
|hug each other
Sinonime
embrace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to accepting ideas.)
Antonime
push away (Physically moving someone away from you instead of holding them close.)
Teme
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
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.
SUBSTANTIV
A1
2
ölelés
A2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes say 'make a hug' instead of 'give a hug'. The correct collocation is 'give a hug'.
Sens
An act of holding in arms
Colocații
big hug
|warm hug
|friendly hug
|bear hug
Sinonime
embrace (Slightly more formal; can also mean acceptance of ideas.)
Antonime
rejection (In a social-emotional sense, avoiding physical or emotional closeness.)
Teme
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
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.
VERB
B1
3
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse this with the emotional meaning of 'hug' when context is actually about position or movement.
Sens
Hold close to surface or edge
Colocații
hug the wall
|hug the coast
|hug the curb
Sinonime
stick to (Informal; can mean to stay very close to or follow something.)
Antonime
veer away from (To move away from a path or surface instead of staying close to it.)
Teme
movement
|navigation
|space
|travel
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
hug
IPA
GB/hˈʌɡ/
US/hˈʌɡ/
Silabe și accent
hug (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (hug)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: hug
- Plural: hugs
Verb
- Base: hug
- 3rd Person Singular: hugs
- Present Participle: hugging
- Past: hugged
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
hugs
noun
hugging
verb
hugged
verb
Related words
hugger
noun
huggable
adjective
Aspecte importante
- Irregular present participle: hugging Verb
- Irregular past: hugged Verb
Expresii
bear hug
1/bˈɛɹ hˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
Very tight embrace with arms
A very strong and tight way of hugging someone with both arms.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- They decided to hug it out after their fight.
- Come on, let's just hug it out and move on.