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(praises, praising, praised) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you praise someone or something, you express approval for their achievements or qualities. The American president praised Turkey for its courage... He praised the excellent work of the UN weapons inspectors. VERB: V n for n/-ing, V n 2. Praise is what you say or write about someone when you are praising them. All the ladies are full of praise for the staff and service they received... That is high praise indeed. = commendation N-UNCOUNT 3. If you praise God, you express your respect, honour, and thanks to God. She asked the church to praise God. VERB: V n 4. Praise is the expression of respect, honour, and thanks to God. Hindus were singing hymns in praise of the god Rama. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl
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I. verb (~d; praising) Etymology: Middle English preisen, from Anglo-French preiser, priser to ap~, esteem — more at prize Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to express a favorable judgment of ; commend 2. to glorify (a god or saint) especially by the attribution of perfections intransitive verb to express ~ • ~r noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. an expression of approval ; commendation b. worship 2. a. value, merit b. archaic one that is ~d ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v.tr. 1 express warm approval or admiration of. 2 glorify (God) in words. --n. the act or an instance of praising; commendation (won high praise; were loud in their praises). Phrases and idioms praise be! an exclamation of pious gratitude. sing the praises of commend (a person) highly. Derivatives praiseful adj. praiser n. Etymology: ME f. OF preisier price, prize, praise, f. LL pretiare f. L pretium price: cf. PRIZE(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. похвала beyond praise —- выше всякой похвалы to be worthy of great praise —- быть достойным (самой) высокой похвалы he spoke in praise of sport —- он говорил о пользе спорта 2. восхваление to sing the praises of smb., to be lavish (loud) in smb.'s praises —- неустанно хвалить кого-л., осыпать похвалами кого-л., восхвалять кого-л., петь дифирамбы кому-л. to sing one's own praises —- заниматься самовосхвалением 3. прославление; хвала praise be (to God!) —- возв. слава богу 4. уст. что-л. достойное похвалы; достоинство, заслуга Id: praise is not pudding —- спасибо не пудинг - в рот не положишь; из спасиба шубы не сошьешь Id: to damn with faint praise —- похвалить так, что не поздоровится 5. хвалить 6. прославлять; восхвалять; превозносить to praise to the skies —- превозносить до небес 7. уст. диал. оценивать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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overmuch расхваливать; захваливать PRAISE 1. noun (по)хвала; восхваление; beyond praise - выше всякой похвалы; to be loud in ones praises, to sing ones praises - восхвалять 2. v. хвалить; восхвалять; превозносить; to praise to the skies - превозносить до небес Syn: acclaim, eulogize, extol, laud Ant: belittle, censure, condemn, discredit ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 v 1 to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly (The play was praised by the critics when it was first shown on Broadway. | praise sb/sth for sth) (The Mayor praised the rescue team for their courage. | praise sb/sth highly) (a highly praised novel | praise sb/sth to the skies (=to praise someone or something very much)) 2 to give thanks to God and show your respect to him, especially by singing in a church 3 God/Heaven be praised also Praise the Lord used to say that you are pleased something has happened and thank God for it ~2 n 1 words that you say or write in order to praise someone or something (be full of praise for (=praise something a lot)) (Mrs. George was full of praise for her nurses' caring attitude. | high praise (=a lot of praise)) (Bork received high praise for his efforts to cut spending. | win praise (=receive praise)) (The film has won praise from audiences and critics alike.) 2 the expression of respect and thanks to God (Let us give praise unto the Lord.) 3 praise be! old-fashioned used when you are very pleased about something that has happened (- see also sing sb's praises sing (5)) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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union abbr. Parents Raising An Inheritance For Salvation And Eternity gen. bus. abbr. Purpose Research Analyze Implement Strategize And Evaluate ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 12c., from O.Fr. preisier "to praise, value" (see price). Replaced O.E. lof, hreю. Now a verb in most Gmc. langs. (Ger. preis, Dan. pris, etc.), but only in Eng. is it differentiated in form from cognate price. Praiseworthy is first recorded 1538. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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