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with open arms

with o·pen arm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with, with oh-puh n ahrm]
    • /wɪθ, wɪð ˈoʊ pən ɑrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with, with oh-puh n ahrm]
    • /wɪθ, wɪð ˈoʊ pən ɑrm/

Definitions of with open arms words

  • noun with open arms the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist. 1
  • noun with open arms the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow. 1
  • noun with open arms the forelimb of any vertebrate. 1
  • noun with open arms some part of an organism like or likened to an arm. 1
  • noun with open arms any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm of a phonograph. 1
  • noun with open arms a covering for the arm, especially a sleeve of a garment: the arm of a coat. 1
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Origin of with open arms

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English earm; cognate with Gothic arms, Old Norse armr, Old Frisian erm, Dutch, Old Saxon, Old High German arm (German Arm) arm; Latin armus, Serbo-Croatian rȁme, rȁmo shoulder; akin to Sanskrit īrmá, Avestan arəma-, OPruss irmo arm; not akin to Latin arma arm2

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Parts of speech for With open arms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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with open arms popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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