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Praised Praise Preɪz Cooking Verb Bre Team Performance

Word praise
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / preɪz / NAmE / preɪz /
Example
  • she praised his cooking.
  • he praised his team for their performance.
  • they were praised by police for reporting the theft.
  • critics praised the work as highly original.
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praise

(verb)BrE / preɪz / NAmE / preɪz /
  1. to express your approval or admiration for somebody/something
    • synonym compliment
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/compliment_2
    • She praised his cooking.
    • He praised his team for their performance.
    • They were praised by police for reporting the theft.
    • Critics praised the work as highly original.
  2. to express your thanks to or your respect for God
    • Praise the Lord.
    • Allah be praised.
  3. to praise somebody/something a lot
  4. Extra Examples

    • He praised all his staff highly.
    • Her achievements in this field have been rightly praised.
    • Her manager praised her to the skies.
    • She repeatedly praised him and his works.
    • The album has been universally praised for its creativity.
    • The defeated captain was quick to praise the winning team.
    • They praised him for his cooking.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they praise
    • he / she / it praises
    • past simple praised
    • past participle praised
    • -ing form praising

    Word Origin

    • Middle English (also in the sense ‘set a price on, attach value to’): from Old French preisier ‘to prize, praise’, from late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ‘price’. Compare with prize.
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