"take to one's bosom" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes to one's bosom [present, singular, third-person], taking to one's bosom [participle, present], took to one's bosom [past], taken to one's bosom [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> to one's bosom}} take to one's bosom (third-person singular simple present takes to one's bosom, present participle taking to one's bosom, simple past took to one's bosom, past participle taken to one's bosom)
  1. (transitive) To marry. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_to_one's_bosom-en-verb-~y3VMygu
  2. (transitive) To make an intimate friend of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-take_to_one's_bosom-en-verb-MFv0uHqL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62

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