to brace
150
4.4
- verb
- /breɪs/
:
sujetar
- In that sense, I am not anxious because it's like, just brace yourself, come what may, right?
- brace your knees
OK, so now we're talking highlights her and brace yourselves.
- OK, so now we're talking highlights her and brace yourselves.
- This might be kind of an awkward question, so brace yourself.
- If you see it coming naturally, your body can you can brace, you can roll it.
- I would have to say the first thing I, the first thing I did is I, I braced for impact, right?
- Israeli forces brace for an existential fight.
- So you've got to be willing to bear down and brace for it.
- And brace yourselves for this detail.
- So he shoots it, but the guards instantly like you guys kind of like brace for the thing.
- We're just going to tape a pillow to his back so if he falls, it's going to brace him.
Examples
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He had to brace himself for the difficult news he was about to receive.
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Standing on my chair, I brace myself as for the start of a race.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hey, folks, brace for a major market crash here.
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And Donald Trump says that we should brace for the worst week yet.
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So prepare to brace for impact.
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OK, let's let's just all brace ourselves for impact.
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Then he gets a good grip on the trunk himself and braces against the storm.
Fiction book (1990) -
This is where you go through life and you feel like you're constantly bracing for a fight.
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Nonetheless, rural and urban hospitals should brace themselves for further redefinitions in fundamental operating assumptions.
Academic text (1994) -
Ned, brace yourselves for the clash of the pop punk icons.
Synonyms
240
1.0
Hold up something so it does not fall
197
3.7
To make something steady so it stops moving or falling
82
7.7
To make something stable by fixing ropes or braces
75
6.2
To get ready and stay steady just before you act
41
3.4
To make yourself or something stop moving
40
6.5
Get ready for something bad or difficult that you expect to happen
4
4.8
To add padding to something to make it more comfortable
1
7.3
To prepare yourself in advance for a possible problem
To make something strong and supported from below with extra beams
To give help to someone or something to make them stronger
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.9
A device you wear around your back to support it and help you sit or stand straight
How Supported
3
5.1
30
5.4
99
3.9
150
4.4
240
1.0
54
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
To brace as a verb comes from the idea of giving an 'arm' or support and so means 'to make strong' or 'get ready' for trouble. That's why you can brace a wall with supports or tell someone to 'brace yourself' before something hard happens.