praise
To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worshipTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
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» He is always looking for praise.
Він завжди шукає компліментів. — deniko
Він завжди шукає похвали. — deniko
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1 sensesTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.
Some of the passengers were heard praising God as the stricken plane landed safely.
loben, preisen, lobpreisen
хвали́тьxvalítʹ, похвали́тьpoxvalítʹ, восхваля́тьvosxvaljátʹ
хвали́тиxvalýty
- express approval of
Examples
379 sentencesHe is always looking for praise.
Він завжди шукає компліментів. — deniko
The teacher praised the boy for his honesty.
Вчитель похвалив хлопчика за чесність. — deniko
ruУчитель похвалил мальчика за его честность. — fjay69
deDer Lehrer lobte den Jungen für seine Ehrlichkeit. — alik_farber
The novel is worthy of praise.
ruРоман заслуживает похвал. — marafon
His performance was worthy of praise.
ruЕго выступление было достойно похвалы. — spontaliku
deSein Auftritt war lobenswert. — Tickler
He received a lot of praise.
ruЕго очень хвалили. — soweli_Elepanto
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English praisen, preisen, from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prizeFrom Middle English praisen, preisen, from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin pretiō (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). Displaced native Middle English herien from Old English herian (“to praise”).
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Forms
praises, praising, praised, praisedSynonyms
28 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.