hug - English word #768

Translation

To put your arms around someone to show you like or love them.

Word origin

From the 1500s, perhaps from Old Norse hugga, meaning to comfort.

Verb typeregular (hug, hugs, hugged)

mum .

Here "hug" means to put your arms around her.

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"Hugs" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Hugged" is the past form of "hug".

arm

The long part of your body between your shoulder and your hand.

love

To like someone or something very much, deep in your heart.

hold

To have something in your hands or arms and keep it there.

friend

A person you know well and like, who is not in your family.

warm

A little hot, in a way that feels nice and not cold.

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