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to embrace change

to embrace change

3 3.8
To willingly accept and adapt to new situations
  • phrasal verb
translation icon : aceptar el cambio
  • Mabelle Glenn, Lilla Belle Pitts, and Marguerite V. Hood each rallied the profession, urged it to embrace change, and positioned it for growth.

The question is, you know, do we embrace change or do we resist it?

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Examples

  • "You have to be willing to take risks and be willing to embrace change."

    Academic text (2004)

  • Steele, the intrepid principal of an elementary school that has embraced the concept of the learning commons, shows us how not to "fear" but rather embrace change as exciting and fulfilling.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Begin on a small scale, working with teachers who are likely to embrace change.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The question is, you know, do we embrace change or do we resist it?

    Lex Fridman

  • Consequently, you need to be ready to embrace change in most parts of what you carry out.

    Blog text (32)

  • We should not fear the uncertainties; rather, embrace change.

    Blog text (11)

  • Our teachers take risks, embrace technology, implement new ideas, and embrace change daily.

    Academic text (2015)

  • So I want to thank you for all you have done already in this regard, for the ways that you have embraced change and embraced the future.

  • Instead of railing against the system, recognize your best hope to succeed is to embrace change.

    Blog text (12)

  • To succeed in business, you must embrace change and adapt to new market trends.

Synonyms

to adjust
vsto embrace change
321 3.0

To get used to new conditions like a new place or routine

is willing and open to new circumstances rather than just neutral adjustment
to adapt
vsto embrace change
150 3.0

To change your behaviour or ideas to deal with new situations

is a willing and positive acceptance of new circumstances
to adapt to
vsto embrace change
99 2.9

Slowly get used to a new place or situation

is willing acceptance rather than a gradual settling in process
to acclimate
vsto embrace change
25 5.2

To get used to a new climate, place, or situation

is willing acceptance and adaptation beyond only physical environments
to acclimatize
vsto embrace change
  • US
4 6.1

To get used to a new climate or place

is willing acceptance that applies beyond only physical environmental adjustments

Antonyms

to resist
311 2.2

Act against authority, rules or change

How Accepting

to embrace change
3 3.8
to adapt
150 3.0

Surface Forms

embrace change infinitive
embraced change past
embraced change past participle
embracing change present participle
embraces change third person singular

Morphology

embrace + change

The meaning 'to willingly accept and adapt to new circumstances' is directly derivable from combining 'embrace' (to adopt or accept enthusiastically) with 'change' (a different state or circumstance). This verb + noun composition follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Embrace change uses the simple picture of a hug: to embrace is to hug, so imagine hugging something new. Hugging change shows you accept it and make it part of your life, which is why it means 'to accept and adapt to new situations'.