hug
gb/hˈʌɡ/ us/hˈʌɡ/
A1
Ingles
~ 600
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pandiwa
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.
Padron ng paggamit:
to hug [someone]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hug' with 'hold hands', but hugging involves putting arms around someone, not holding their hand.
Mga kasingkahulugan
embrace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to accepting ideas.)
Mga kasalungat
push away (Physically moving someone away from you instead of holding them close.)
Mga kolokasyon
hug tightly
|hug warmly
|hug goodbye
|hug each other
Mga tema
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Pangngalan
A1
action
2
An act of holding in arms
When you put your arms around someone to show you like or care about them.
Padron ng paggamit:
give [someone] a hug
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes say 'make a hug' instead of 'give a hug'. The correct collocation is 'give a hug'.
Mga kasingkahulugan
embrace (Slightly more formal; can also mean acceptance of ideas.)
Mga kasalungat
rejection (In a social-emotional sense, avoiding physical or emotional closeness.)
Mga kolokasyon
big hug
|warm hug
|friendly hug
|bear hug
Mga tema
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- I gave my friend a hug.
- She needs a hug today.
- He gave his mom a warm hug.
- We shared a big hug.
Pandiwa
B1
action
3
Hold close to surface or edge
To stay very near to something like a wall or road while moving.
Padron ng paggamit:
to hug [surface/edge/path]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this with the emotional meaning of 'hug' when context is actually about position or movement.
Mga kasingkahulugan
stick to (Informal; can mean to stay very close to or follow something.)
Mga kasalungat
veer away from (To move away from a path or surface instead of staying close to it.)
Mga kolokasyon
hug the wall
|hug the coast
|hug the curb
Mga tema
movement
|navigation
|space
|travel
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
hug
IPA
GB/hˈʌɡ/
US/hˈʌɡ/
Mga pantig at diin
hug (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (hug)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: hug
- Plural: hugs
Verb
- Base: hug
- 3rd Person Singular: hugs
- Present Participle: hugging
- Past: hugged
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
hugs
noun
hugging
verb
hugged
verb
Related words
hugger
noun
huggable
adjective
Mahahalagang punto
- Irregular present participle: hugging Verb
- Irregular past: hugged Verb
Mga ekspresyon
bear hug
1/bˈɛɹ hˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
Very tight embrace with arms
A very strong and tight way of hugging someone with both arms.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- They decided to hug it out after their fight.
- Come on, let's just hug it out and move on.