| Example in Indonesian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Dia masih memeluk orangtuanya. | He still hugs his parents. |
| Berhenti memeluk orang asing. | Stop hugging strangers. |
| Akan kulakukan setelah aku berbalik dan memeluk keluargaku. | And I'm gonna do just that right after I turn around and hug my family. |
| / Nah, kamu lihat begitu menyoloknya cara dia memeluk Victor. | Well, you saw the dinner-theater way she hugged Victor. |
| - No Tapi Anda bisa memeluk teman. | But you can hug a friend. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | حضن | Danish | knuse |
| Dutch | knuffelen,omvademen | English | hug |
| Estonian | kaelustama, kallistama | Faroese | klemma |
| Finnish | halailla, halata, halia | Hungarian | ölel |
| Italian | costeggiare, rasentare | Japanese | ハグ |
| Latvian | apskaut | Lithuanian | apkabinti |
| Macedonian | гушка, гушне, прегрнува | Norwegian | klemme |
| Polish | obściskiwać, przygarnąć, przytulać, przytulić, ściskać, uściskać | Portuguese | abraçar |
| Romanian | îmbrățișa | Russian | обнимать, обниматься, обнять, обняться |
| Spanish | abrazar | Thai | กอด |
| Turkish | sarılışmak, sarılmak | Vietnamese | ôm ấp |