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All Ears English Podcast

AEE 2551: Embrace Both Meanings of this Useful English Word

20 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.031 - 18.253 Lindsay McMahon

This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2551. Embrace both meanings of this useful English word. Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English?

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18.634 - 49.899 Lindsay McMahon

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer. coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA. To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app for iOS and Android.

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50.039 - 56.127 Lindsay McMahon

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60.089 - 74.892 Michelle Kaplan

Did you know that the word embrace can mean a few different things in English? Today, find out the nuances and how to use them in different contexts. Plus, how are stances on aging and beauty different in regions of the US? Find out today.

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81.318 - 107.477 Lindsay McMahon

Do you often end up in situations where you know exactly what you want to say, but you don't have the English vocabulary words that you need in that moment? To succeed in English, you need nuanced English vocabulary. But first, you need to know your English level. Take our free English level quiz to find out if you are B1, B2 or C1. Go to allearsenglish.com slash fluency score and

107.457 - 115.473 Lindsay McMahon

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120.843 - 122.186 Michelle Kaplan

Hey, Lindsay, how are you?

122.687 - 124.791 Lindsay McMahon

Awesome, Michelle. How's everything going for you?

125.125 - 129.956 Michelle Kaplan

Everything is good over here. Lindsay, have you embraced wide leg pants yet?

Chapter 2: What are the different meanings of the word 'embrace'?

251.19 - 268.127 Lindsay McMahon

I love it. I love it. But before we get into it, Michelle, I want to remind our listeners, guys, if you want to make 2026 your year for vocabulary, the number one way to consume All Ears English is actually inside our app, our iOS or Android app. And why is that, Michelle?

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268.394 - 290.689 Michelle Kaplan

Yeah. Oh, my gosh. Well, there are so many great things about this app. One of the things that I really love is that you can watch the transcripts like in real live time. Yes. And also you get a personalized vocabulary power list. So you're going to get definitions to words, be able to save those words. There's just really a lot of benefits to having this app.

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290.669 - 309.1 Lindsay McMahon

Absolutely. And the other cool thing about the app is that there are no outside ads from other companies. It's just our voices on that app. So guys, if you want a better way to listen to the show, go over to allersenglish.com slash app. Try the seven-day free premium trial. You can listen for free all the time forever.

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309.14 - 322.039 Lindsay McMahon

But if you do want that power list, those transcripts, you can do a seven-day free trial. So go to allersenglish.com slash app. All right. Awesome. Okay. Let's break it down, Michelle, then. So what are the meanings of embrace?

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323.02 - 339.099 Michelle Kaplan

Okay. So, yeah. So one would be to hug or to somehow, you know, put your arms around something more literal. And that's what the joke was I was making was because it sounded like she should run up to these decorations and hug them. But that's not what she meant.

Chapter 3: What role does vocabulary play in effective communication?

339.46 - 341.242 Michelle Kaplan

But it's actually a pretty funny thought, right?

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341.282 - 341.883 Unknown

Yeah. It is.

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342.003 - 349.234 Michelle Kaplan

It is. I'm envisioning Aubrey doing that right now. But it's a more formal way to say hug, right? Embrace.

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350.035 - 361.211 Lindsay McMahon

Yeah, it is. You might hear it in like a fancy romance novel or something or read it. For example, the two lovers embraced in the film after they had a fight. Yeah.

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363.134 - 368.382 Michelle Kaplan

Or the siblings embraced after their argument, but only because their dad made them.

369.104 - 374.031 Lindsay McMahon

Yeah, I mean, really, nine times out of ten, you would just say hug, wouldn't you? Exactly.

374.071 - 379.399 Michelle Kaplan

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, embrace is more, like, I feel like embrace is like a dramatic hug.

379.88 - 380.28 Lindsay McMahon

Yeah, it really is.

380.3 - 387.791 Michelle Kaplan

Like a very dramatic hug. Like, so you would all, like, I think, yeah, this one about the two lovers embracing, right? Yeah.

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