applaud
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ap·plaud
(ə-plôd′)v. ap·plaud·ed, ap·plaud·ing, ap·plauds
v.intr.
To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.
v.tr.
1. To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.
2. To commend highly; praise: applauded her decision to finish college.
[Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere : ad-, ad- + plaudere, to clap.]
ap·plaud′a·ble adj.
ap·plaud′a·bly adv.
ap·plaud′er n.
Synonyms: applaud, cheer, root3
These verbs mean to express approval or encouragement audibly: applauded at the end of the concert; cheered when the home team scored; rooted noisily from the bleachers.
These verbs mean to express approval or encouragement audibly: applauded at the end of the concert; cheered when the home team scored; rooted noisily from the bleachers.
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applaud
(əˈplɔːd)vb
1. to indicate approval of (a person, performance, etc) by clapping the hands
2. (usually tr) to offer or express approval or praise of (an action, person, or thing): I applaud your decision.
[C15: from Latin applaudere to clap, from plaudere to beat, applaud]
apˈplauder n
apˈplauding adj
apˈplaudingly adv
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ap•plaud
(əˈplɔd)v.i.
1. to clap the hands together in approval or appreciation.
v.t. 2. to clap the hands together in approval or appreciation of: to applaud a speech.
3. to express approval of; praise: to applaud a person's ambition.
[1530–40; < Latin applaudere= ap- ap-1plaudere to strike, clap]
ap•plaud′er, n.
ap•plaud′a•ble, adj.
ap•plaud′a•bly, adv.
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applaud
Past participle: applauded
Gerund: applauding
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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| Verb | 1. |  applaud - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approvalbravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" |
| 2. |  applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy" |
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applaud
verb
1. clap, encourage, praise, cheer, hail, acclaim, laud, give it up for (slang), give (someone) a big hand The audience laughed and applauded.
clap pan (informal), boo, hiss, lambast(e)
clap pan (informal), boo, hiss, lambast(e)
2. praise, celebrate, approve, acclaim, compliment, salute, commend, extol, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize He should be applauded for his courage.
praise blast, condemn, flame (informal), put down, criticize, run down, ridicule, censure, deride, slag (off) (slang), disparage, decry, vilify, deprecate, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), excoriate
praise blast, condemn, flame (informal), put down, criticize, run down, ridicule, censure, deride, slag (off) (slang), disparage, decry, vilify, deprecate, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), excoriate
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applaud
verb2. To express warm approval of:
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Translations
صفقيُصَفِّقُيُصَفِّق إسْتِحْسانا
tleskatzatleskat
klappe
aplaŭdi
taputtaa käsiään
aplaudiratipljeskati
dicsérhelyeselmegtapsoltapsol
klappa lof í lófa
拍手する拍手を送る
박수를 치다
plojimai
aplaudēt
ploskati
applådera
ปรบมือ
alkışlamakbeğenmekel çırpmaktakdir etmek
vỗ tay tán thưởng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
applaud
vt (lit, fig) → applaudieren, Beifall spenden or klatschen (+dat); (fig) efforts, courage → loben; decision → gutheißen, begrüßen; the play was vigorously applauded → das Stück erhielt stürmischen Beifall or wurde lebhaft beklatscht
vi → applaudieren, klatschen, Beifall spenden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
applaud
(əˈploːd) verb to praise or show approval, by clapping the hands. to applaud a speech / a singer.
apˈplause (-z) noun praise or approval, expressed by clapping. The President received great applause at the end of his speech.
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applaud
→ يُصَفِّقُ zatleskat klappe applaudieren χειροκροτώ aplaudir taputtaa käsiään applaudir pljeskati applaudire 拍手を送る 박수를 치다 applaudiseren applaudere klasnąć aplaudir аплодировать applådera ปรบมือ alkışlamak vỗ tay tán thưởng 鼓掌Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009