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My distinguishing feature is the gap between my teeth. I had to wear a brace because my teeth used to stick out like guns from a fortress.
Jane Birkin

Meaning of "brace" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRACE

From Old French: the two arms, from Latin bracchia arms.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRACE

brace  [breɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brace is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brace in English.

WHAT DOES BRACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of brace in the English dictionary

The first definition of brace in the dictionary is something that steadies, binds, or holds up another thing. Other definition of brace is a structural member, such as a beam or prop, used to stiffen a framework. Brace is also a sliding loop, usually of leather, attached to the cords of a drum: used to change its tension.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRACE

PRESENT

Present
I brace
you brace
he/she/it braces
we brace
you brace
they brace
Present continuous
I am bracing
you are bracing
he/she/it is bracing
we are bracing
you are bracing
they are bracing
Present perfect
I have braced
you have braced
he/she/it has braced
we have braced
you have braced
they have braced
Present perfect continuous
I have been bracing
you have been bracing
he/she/it has been bracing
we have been bracing
you have been bracing
they have been bracing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I braced
you braced
he/she/it braced
we braced
you braced
they braced
Past continuous
I was bracing
you were bracing
he/she/it was bracing
we were bracing
you were bracing
they were bracing
Past perfect
I had braced
you had braced
he/she/it had braced
we had braced
you had braced
they had braced
Past perfect continuous
I had been bracing
you had been bracing
he/she/it had been bracing
we had been bracing
you had been bracing
they had been bracing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will brace
you will brace
he/she/it will brace
we will brace
you will brace
they will brace
Future continuous
I will be bracing
you will be bracing
he/she/it will be bracing
we will be bracing
you will be bracing
they will be bracing
Future perfect
I will have braced
you will have braced
he/she/it will have braced
we will have braced
you will have braced
they will have braced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been bracing
you will have been bracing
he/she/it will have been bracing
we will have been bracing
you will have been bracing
they will have been bracing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would brace
you would brace
he/she/it would brace
we would brace
you would brace
they would brace
Conditional continuous
I would be bracing
you would be bracing
he/she/it would be bracing
we would be bracing
you would be bracing
they would be bracing
Conditional perfect
I would have brace
you would have brace
he/she/it would have brace
we would have brace
you would have brace
they would have brace
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been bracing
you would have been bracing
he/she/it would have been bracing
we would have been bracing
you would have been bracing
they would have been bracing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you brace
we let´s brace
you brace
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to brace
Past participle
braced
Present Participle
bracing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRACE


disgrace
dɪsˈɡreɪs
embrace
ɪmˈbreɪs
footrace
ˈfʊtˌreɪs
grace
ɡreɪs
interrace
ˌɪntəˈreɪs
landrace
ˈlændˌreɪs
Olivares
ˌəʊlɪˈvɑːreɪs
race
reɪs
res
reɪs
retrace
rɪˈtreɪs
Samothrace
ˈsæməˌθreɪs
Thrace
θreɪs
trace
treɪs
transferase
ˈtrænsfəˌreɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRACE

braccate
braccio
brace and bit
brace bracket
bracelet
bracelets
bracer
bracero
braces
brach
brachah
brachet
brachia
brachial
brachiate
brachiation
brachiator
brachiocephalic
brachiopod
brachiosaurus

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRACE

arms race
claiming race
drag race
egg-and-spoon race
Horace
horse race
human race
mixed race
mixed-race
not in the race
obstacle race
one-horse race
road race
saving grace
space race
splice the mainbrace
terrace
the human race
with good grace
year of grace

Synonyms and antonyms of brace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BRACE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brace» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of brace

Translation of «brace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRACE

Find out the translation of brace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

支架
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aparato ortopédico
570 millions of speakers

English

brace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्रेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دِعَامَة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ортез
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

braçadeira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুগল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendakap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klammer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

突っ張り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버팀대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nahan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật đỡ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரேஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्रेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağ
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apparecchio ortopedico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

klamra
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скоба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proteză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιγονατίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spänne
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

støtte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRACE»

The term «brace» is very widely used and occupies the 16.217 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brace

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6 QUOTES WITH «BRACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brace.
1
Laurie Halse Anderson
I think maybe I might have to do what some other authors do, which is do a variation on my name, just to send readers the message that, 'Yep, this is me, but this is a different part of me. So brace yourself.'
2
Phil Anselmo
I wake up, and I'll just start reading and trying to brace myself for the rest of the day, and all the while I'm doing that, I'm kicking myself mentally.
3
Jane Birkin
My distinguishing feature is the gap between my teeth. I had to wear a brace because my teeth used to stick out like guns from a fortress.
4
Dakota Fanning
ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace and nose tubes for the two days I worked.
5
Jasmine Guinness
I spent a day in a neck brace on a hospital trolley after falling from a horse and cart in Ireland. All the nurses thought I was a traveler, which made me laugh. Who else comes into a hospital saying they've fallen off a horse and cart?
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Jamie Kennedy
All I can do is put on my armor and brace for the arrows.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRACE»

Discover the use of brace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Brace for Impact: Miracle on the Hudson Survivors Share ...
Collects the stories and life lessons learned by the survivors of US Airways Flight 1549 after its crash in the Hudson River in 2009, and celebrates the values of love, family, trust, and faith.
Dorothy Firman, Kevin Quirk, 2010
2
Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the ...
A powerful blend of history, biography, and adventure, Orphans Trains remains the definitive work on this little-known episode in American history.
Stephen O'Connor, 2004
3
Questionnaire Design: How to Plan, Structure and Write ...
Now fully updated to include vital information about online questionnaires and interviews, their problems and potential, this book will be a useful addition to the bookshelf of every market research practitioner.
Ian Brace, 2008
4
Science at the American Frontier: A Biography of DeWitt ...
Science at the American Frontier is both a biography of American physicist DeWitt Bristol Brace (1859?1905) and a study of the processes by which scientific knowledge and associated instrumentation were transferred from Europe to the United ...
David Cahan, M. Eugene Rudd, 2000
5
The Politics of Property: Labour, Freedom and Belonging
This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the idea, taking into account current debates about gender, slavery and colonialism, and introducing property as a contested concept in debates between thinkers, across ideologies and in ...
Laura Brace, 2004
6
Four Conversations
This concise leadership guide is a must for all leaders who desire a highly supportive and engaged team.
Rod Brace, 2009
7
The Blind African Slave: Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, ...
In this first new edition since 1810, Kari J. Winter provides a historical introduction, annotations, and original documents that verify and supplement our knowledge of Brace's life and times.
Jeffrey Brace, Kari J. Winter, 2005
8
Engineering BGM
The straightforward presentation of various BGM models in this handy book will help promote a robust, safe, and stable environment for calibrating, simulating, pricing, and hedging interest rate instruments.
Alan Brace, 2007
9
No Excuse Leadership: Lessons from the U.S. Army's Elite Rangers
This book is a must on every Ranger or those who wish to be’s . . . coffee table." –Colonel David Hunt Fox News Military Analyst "A great book, designed to demonstrate how one can achieve the mental toughness to succeed . . . no matter ...
Brace E. Barber, 2011
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A Code to Keep
This is the true, firsthand account of America's longest-held "civilian" POW in Vietnam, his eight years in captivity, and eventual return to honor.
Ernest C. Brace, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brace is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Investors Brace for Fewer Winners
Americans are getting some tough news from investment advisers these days: U.S. stocks have risen so fast since the financial crisis that future ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Sports fans brace for epic TV night: Ashes, Wimbledon, Origin and …
Sports fans are about to be treated to one of their greatest nights of television in recent history, with four major sporting events all airing on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
3
Amid their country's financial crisis, Greek Jews struggle and brace
Greeks waiting in line outside a shuttered bank to withdraw their daily allowance of 60 euros. (Gavin Rabinowitz). ATHENS, Greece (JTA) ... «Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jul 15»
4
EDITORIAL: Brace for China's bubble burst
A stock investor sits in front of an electronic screen showing stock price at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, on Monday. Picture: EPA/WU ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
5
Woman who waved wheel brace at gardaí avoids jail
A woman who rushed at gardaí with a wheel brace over her head claimed yesterday she had been outside her home doing some work with the ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
6
League: Blues brace for hostile Origin decider
NSW captain Paul Gallen says his team are well prepared to face an intensely hostile atmosphere in State of Origin III tomorrow. With the Origin ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
7
North East councils brace themselves for 'worst case scenario' of …
Councils are bracing themselves for further cuts in this week's budget with one authority expecting to have to find up to £40m. Newcastle City ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
8
Modern firms urged to brace for 'big data'
BIG DATA is poised to make a significant impact on businesses, including the way they market and communicate with consumers, according to ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
9
Nicollet Mall Businesses Brace For Massive Construction Project
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As of Monday morning, there was less congestion on Nicollet Mall. Buses are not allowed on the downtown stretch ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
10
Brace Yourselves, Winter is Coming
For those of you who are Game of Thrones enthusiasts, you will understand the significance of the phrase, Winter is Coming. Right from the ... «CIO UK, Jul 15»

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