hug
gb/hˈʌɡ/ us/hˈʌɡ/
A1
انگریزی
~ 600
معانی
0 معانی
فعل
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.
استعمال کا انداز:
to hug [someone]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'hug' with 'hold hands', but hugging involves putting arms around someone, not holding their hand.
ہم معنی الفاظ
embrace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to accepting ideas.)
متضاد الفاظ
push away (Physically moving someone away from you instead of holding them close.)
لفظی تراکیب
hug tightly
|hug warmly
|hug goodbye
|hug each other
موضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
اسم
A1
action
2
An act of holding in arms
When you put your arms around someone to show you like or care about them.
استعمال کا انداز:
give [someone] a hug
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes say 'make a hug' instead of 'give a hug'. The correct collocation is 'give a hug'.
ہم معنی الفاظ
embrace (Slightly more formal; can also mean acceptance of ideas.)
متضاد الفاظ
rejection (In a social-emotional sense, avoiding physical or emotional closeness.)
لفظی تراکیب
big hug
|warm hug
|friendly hug
|bear hug
موضوعات
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I gave my friend a hug.
- She needs a hug today.
- He gave his mom a warm hug.
- We shared a big hug.
فعل
B1
action
3
Hold close to surface or edge
To stay very near to something like a wall or road while moving.
استعمال کا انداز:
to hug [surface/edge/path]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse this with the emotional meaning of 'hug' when context is actually about position or movement.
ہم معنی الفاظ
stick to (Informal; can mean to stay very close to or follow something.)
متضاد الفاظ
veer away from (To move away from a path or surface instead of staying close to it.)
لفظی تراکیب
hug the wall
|hug the coast
|hug the curb
موضوعات
movement
|navigation
|space
|travel
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
گرامر
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hug
IPA
GB/hˈʌɡ/
US/hˈʌɡ/
ہجا بندی اور زور
hug (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (hug)
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Noun
- Base: hug
- Plural: hugs
Verb
- Base: hug
- 3rd Person Singular: hugs
- Present Participle: hugging
- Past: hugged
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
hugs
noun
hugging
verb
hugged
verb
Related words
hugger
noun
huggable
adjective
اہم نکات
- Irregular present participle: hugging Verb
- Irregular past: hugged Verb
عبارات
bear hug
1/bˈɛɹ hˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
Very tight embrace with arms
A very strong and tight way of hugging someone with both arms.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- They decided to hug it out after their fight.
- Come on, let's just hug it out and move on.