- to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hugformal or literary termsee also
- to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending; transitive verb
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- to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
- to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
This meaning refers to physically holding someone or something in your arms for affection or comfort.
This meaning is about holding thoughts, feelings, suspicions, doubts, grudges, hopes, illusions, ambitions, etc., in one's mind or heart.
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There was bad blood between the two families in "Romeo and Juliet".
Work is not only important for economic benefits, the salary, but also for social and psychological needs, the feeling of doing something for the good of society.
Who can read the heroic deeds of brave men without a feeling of respect and admiration?
My predecessors had asked their questions of nature with genuine curiosity and awaited her reply.