applause
The act of applaudingThe act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
» His speech met with enthusiastic applause.
Его речь была встречена восторженными аплодисментами. — Hellerick
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1 senses(uncountable, usually)The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
Applaus, Beifall
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аплодисме́нтиaplodysménty, о́плескиóplesky
- a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
Examples
72 sentencesHis speech met with enthusiastic applause.
ruЕго речь была встречена восторженными аплодисментами. — Hellerick
Thank you for your kind applause.
The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
deDie Astronauten wurden mit spontanem Applaus begrüßt. — Tamy
Tom certainly deserves a round of applause.
Let's give Tom a round of applause.
ruДавайте устроим Тому овацию. — Karok
Translations
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Origin
From Latin applausus, from applaudō (“to strike against, to applaud”) (whence applaud).From Latin applausus, from applaudō (“to strike against, to applaud”) (whence applaud).
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Forms
plural: applauses| Singular | applause |
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uncountable
Synonyms
25 synonyms- a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together:hand clappingclapping
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable