with open arms

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

With enthusiasm, as if embracing

Equivalents

Españolcon los brazos abiertos

Françaisà bras ouverts

Deutschmit offenen Armen

7 more languages

Magyartárt karokkal

Italianoa braccia aperte

Nederlandsmet open armen

Polskiz otwartym sercem z otwartymi ramionami z otwartymi rękamiz otwartymi rękoma

Portuguêsde braços abertos

Русскийс распростёртыми объя́тиями

Examples

“Well, I've made so many new friends / With open ⟳ arms they let ⟳ me in / They say ⟳ they'll be with me till the end ⟳ / They say ⟳ they'll stick ⟳ through thick and thin”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See all C1 English words →

See also

with pleasure with prejudice with reason with regard to with respect with the best of them

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free