Expressions Of Acceptance

3 words in this vocabulary list

verb to wrap or cover completely; to embrace or envelop

  • The artist used delicate brush strokes to enfold the subject in a sense of serenity.
  • I like to enfold myself in a warm blanket on cold days.
  • She enfolded her friend in a big hug after not seeing them for so long.
  • The mystery enfolded the town in a shroud of fear and suspicion.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

  • After realizing he could not win the argument, he had to admit defeat.
  • She finally had to throw in the towel and admit defeat.
  • He had to eat humble pie and admit defeat in the end.
  • Sometimes you just have to wave the white flag and admit defeat.

noun a certain degree or extent; somewhat

adverb to some extent; in a way

  • The project was completed after a sort of restructuring within the team.
  • I guess we finished the job after a sort of reshuffling things around.
  • We managed to fix the issue after a sort of mix-up.
  • She found her way back to happiness after a sort of dark period in her life.