praise

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: prāz, IPA^(key): /pɹeɪz/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -eɪz
• Homophones: prays, preys

Etymology 1

From Middle English praise, preyse, from the verb (see below). Doublet of prize. Displaced native Middle English lof from Old English lof (“praise”) and Middle English loenge, loange from Old French löenge, löange (“praise”).

Noun

praise (countable and uncountable, plural praises)

1. Commendation; favourable representation in words.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:praise

   Antonym: blame

   The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.

   You deserve praise for the hard work you've done recently.

   She gave them some faint praise for their assignments, despite not being totally convinced by the quality.

   dim praise

2. Worship.

   praise of God

Derived terms

Terms derived from praise (noun)

• damn with faint praise
• praise be
• praise be to God
• praise name
• praiseworthy
• self-praise
• sing the praises

Translations

commendation; favorable representation in words

• Arabic: مِدْحَة f (midḥa), إِثْنَاء m (ʔiṯnāʔ), إِطْرَاء m (ʔiṭrāʔ), مَحْمَدَة f (maḥmada)
• Armenian: գովեստ (hy) (govest)
• Aromanian: alavdã f
• Assamese: গুণ (gun), প্ৰসংশা (proxoṅxa)
• Azerbaijani: tərif (az), öymə, mədh
• Belarusian: пахвала́ f (paxvalá), хвала́ f (xvalá)
• Bengali: তারিফ (bn) (tariph), প্রশংসা (bn) (prośoṅśa)
• Catalan: alabança (ca) f, lloança (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 稱讚 / 称赞 (cing¹ zaan³), 讚揚 / 赞扬 (zaan³ joeng⁴), 表揚 / 表扬 (biu² joeng⁴), 褒揚 / 褒扬 (bou¹ joeng⁴), 稱道 / 称道 (cing¹ dou⁶), 稱揚 / 称扬 (cing¹ joeng⁴), 表彰 (biu² zoeng¹)

  Hokkien: 稱讚 / 称赞 (chheng-chàn), 讚揚 / 赞扬 (zh-min-nan) (chàn-iông), 表揚 / 表扬 (zh-min-nan) (piáu-iông), 褒揚 / 褒扬 (po-iông), 表彰 (zh-min-nan) (piáu-chiong), 呵咾 (zh-min-nan) (o-ló), 褒 (zh-min-nan) (po)

  Mandarin: 稱讚 / 称赞 (zh) (chēngzàn), 讚揚 / 赞扬 (zh) (zànyáng), 表揚 / 表扬 (zh) (biǎoyáng), 褒揚 / 褒扬 (zh) (bāoyáng), 稱道 / 称道 (zh) (chēngdào), 稱揚 / 称扬 (zh) (chēngyáng), 表彰 (zh) (biǎozhāng)

• Czech: chvála (cs) f, pochvala f
• Dutch: lof (nl) m
• Egyptian: (jꜣw)
• Esperanto: laŭdo
• Finnish: ylistys (fi), kehu (fi), kehuminen (fi)
• French: louange (fr) f
• Friulian: laud m
• Galician: louvanza (gl) f, gabanza f
• Georgian: შექება (šekeba), ქება (keba), ქება-დიდება (keba-dideba)
• German: Lob (de) n
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (hazeins)
• Greek:

  Ancient: αἴνεσις f (aínesis), ἔπαινος m (épainos), αἶνος (aînos)

• Hebrew: שֶׁבַח (he)
• Hindi: तारीफ़ f (tārīf), प्रशंसा (hi) f (praśansā), स्तुति (hi) f (stuti), बड़ाई (hi) f (baṛāī)
• Hungarian: dicséret (hu)
• Icelandic: lof, hrós (is) n
• Indonesian: pujian (id)
• Irish: clú m
• Italian: elogio (it), lode (it) f, complimento (it) m
• Japanese: 賞賛 (ja) (しょうさん, shōsan)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: pesn (ku)

• Latin: laus f
• Macedonian: по́фалба f (pófalba)
• Malayalam: പ്രശംസ (praśaṁsa)
• Ngazidja Comorian: swifa class 9/10
• Old English: lof n, hering f
• Old Polish: sławosłowie (song of praise)
• Persian: ستایش (fa) (setâyeš), ثنا (fa) (sanâ), آفرین (fa) (âfarin)
• Plautdietsch: Loff m
• Polish: pochwała (pl) f
• Portuguese: louvor (pt) m
• Romanian: laudă (ro) f, elogiu (ro) n, glorificare (ro) f
• Russian: похвала́ (ru) f (poxvalá), восхвале́ние (ru) n (vosxvalénije), хвала́ (ru) f (xvalá)
• Sami:

  Kildin Sami: кыҋҋт (kyj̥j̥t)

• Sanskrit: शँसति (sa) (śam̐sati), स्तौति (sa) (stauti), प्रशम्सा (praśamsā), स्तौति (sa) (stauti), शँसति (sa) (śam̐sati)
• Scottish Gaelic: cliù m, luaidh m, moladh m
• Slovak: chvála f, pochvala f
• Slovene: hvála (sl) f
• Spanish: alabanza (es) f, loa (es) f, enaltecimiento (es) m, elogio (es) m, popamiento m (for a pet)
• Tamil: புகழ்ச்சி (ta) (pukaḻcci)
• Telugu: పొగడ్త (te) (pogaḍta)
• Tocharian B: palauna, pālalñe
• Turkish: övgü (tr), methiye (tr)
• Ukrainian: похвала́ f (poxvalá)
• Urdu: تعریف f (tārīf)
• Yiddish: לויב f (loyb)

worship

• Arabic: عِبَادَة f (ʕibāda), حَمْد m (ḥamd)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 讚美 / 赞美 (zaan³ mei⁵)

  Hokkien: 呵咾 (zh-min-nan) (o-ló), 讚美 / 赞美 (zh-min-nan) (chàn-bí)

  Mandarin: 讚美 / 赞美 (zh) (zànměi)

• Estonian: ülistamine
• Finnish: ylistys (fi), palvonta (fi)
• French: louange (fr) f
• German: Lob (de) n
• Hindi: स्तुति (hi) f (stuti)
• Hungarian: dicsőítés (hu)
• Italian: adorazione (it) f, gloria (it) f
• Japanese: 礼賛 (ja) (らいさん, raisan), 礼讃 (ja) (らいさん, raisan)
• Macedonian: вели́чање n (velíčanje)
• Persian: ستایش (fa) (setâyeš)
• Portuguese: louvor (pt), adoração (pt) f
• Romanian: devoțiune (ro) f, adorare (ro) f, venerare (ro) f, divinizare (ro) f
• Russian: прославле́ние (ru) n (proslavlénije), хвала́ (ru) f (xvalá)
• Scottish Gaelic: cliù m, luaidh m, moladh m
• Spanish: adoración (es)
• Swahili: shangilia (sw)
• Tagalog: papuri
• Telugu: భజన (te) (bhajana)
• Turkish: hamt (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} eerbetoon (nl)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} lode (it) f, ^{(please verify)} elogio (it) m, ^{(please verify)} complimento (it) m
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} laus f
• Slovak: ^{(please verify)} chvála f, ^{(please verify)} pochvala f

Etymology 2

From 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”).

Verb

praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)

1. To 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.

Conjugation

Conjugation of praise

infinitive	(to) praise
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	praise	praised
2nd-person singular	praise, praisest†	praised, praisedst†
3rd-person singular	praises, praiseth†	praised
plural	praise
subjunctive	praise	praised
imperative	praise	—
participles	praising	praised

^† Archaic or obsolete.

Antonyms

• blame

Derived terms

• overpraise
• praise the Lord
• praise to the skies
• praise with faint damns
• underpraise
• unpraised

Translations

to give praise to

• Aghwan: 𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴 (afre)
• Albanian: lëvdoj (sq), lavdëroj (sq), mburr (sq)
• Arabic: مَدَحَ (madaḥa), أَثْنَى (ʔaṯnā), أَطْرَى (ʔaṭrā), حَمِدَ (ḥamida)

  Egyptian Arabic: حمد (ḥamad) (God), مدح (madaḥ) (others), شكر في (šakar fi)

  Moroccan Arabic: حمد (ḥmad) (God), مدح (mdaḥ), شكر (škar), شكر في (škar fi)

• Armenian: գովել (hy) (govel)
• Aromanian: alavdu
• Assamese: গুণ গা (gun ga), বখান (bokhan), প্ৰসংশা কৰ (proxoṅxa kor)
• Azerbaijani: öymək (az), tərifləmək (az)
• Bashkir: маҡтау (maqtaw)
• Belarusian: хвалі́ць impf (xvalícʹ)
• Breton: meuliñ (br)
• Bulgarian: хваля́ (bg) impf (hvaljá)
• Catalan: lloar (ca)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 讚 / 赞 (zaan³), 讚美 / 赞美 (zaan³ mei⁵) (worship)

  Hokkien: 呵咾 (zh-min-nan) (o-ló)

  Mandarin: 讚揚 / 赞扬 (zh) (zànyáng), 稱讚 / 称赞 (zh) (chēngzàn), 表揚 / 表扬 (zh) (biǎoyáng), 誇獎 / 夸奖 (zh) (kuājiǎng), 讚美 / 赞美 (zh) (zànměi) (worship)

  Teochew: 呵咾 (o¹ lo²)

• Cornish: gormel, praysya
• Czech: chválit (cs) impf
• Danish: rose (da)
• Dutch: loven (nl), prijzen (nl), eren (nl), lofprijzen (nl)
• Egyptian: (dwꜣ)
• Esperanto: laŭdi
• Estonian: ülistama
• Faroese: rósa
• Finnish: ylistää (fi), kehua (fi), palvoa (fi)
• French: louer (fr), féliciter (fr), prôner (fr), vénérer (fr)
• Friulian: laudâ
• Galician: loar (gl), gabar (gl)
• German: loben (de), preisen (de), lobpreisen (de), anbeten (de)
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hazjan)
• Greek: επαινώ (el) (epainó), εγκωμιάζω (el) (egkomiázo)

  Ancient: αἰνέω (ainéō), ἐπαινέω (epainéō)

• Hebrew: שיבח \ שִׁבֵּחַ (shibéakh)
• Hindi: तारीफ़ करना (tārīf karnā), प्रशंसा करना (praśansā karnā)
• Hungarian: dicsér (hu), méltat (hu), dicsőít (hu)
• Icelandic: hrósa
• Ido: laudar (io)
• Irish: mol, cuach

  Old Irish: molaidir

• Italian: lodare (it), elogiare (it)
• Japanese: 褒める (ja) (ほめる, homeru), 称える (ja) (たたえる, tataeru), 讃える (たたえる, tataeru), 賞賛する (ja) (しょうさんする, shōsan suru)
• Korean: 칭찬하다 (ko) (chingchanhada)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: ^{(please verify)} pesinandin (ku), ^{(please verify)} pesn dan (ku), ^{(please verify)} meth kirin (ku)

• Ladino: loar (לואר)
• Latin: laudo (la)
• Latvian: slavēt (lv)
• Lithuanian: gi̇̀rti (lt), pagi̇̀rti
• Lombard: lodà
• Macedonian: фали impf (fali)
• Malay: memuji
• Malayalam: പ്രശംസിക്കുക (ml) (praśaṁsikkuka), വാഴ്തുക (vāḻtuka), പുകഴ്തുക (pukaḻtuka)
• Mansaka: bantog
• Manx: moyl
• Maore Comorian: usifu
• Mirandese: agabar
• Ngazidja Comorian: uhimiɗia
• Norwegian: rose (no)
• Occitan: lausar (oc)
• Old Church Slavonic:

  Cyrillic: хвалити impf (xvaliti)

• Old English: herian
• Old Norse: hrósa
• Persian: ستودن (fa) (setudan), تعریف کردن (ta'rif kardan)
• Polish: chwalić (pl) impf, pochwalić (pl) pf
• Portuguese: louvar (pt), enaltecer (pt), elogiar (pt)
• Punjabi: ਵਡਿਆਉਣਾ (vaḍiāuṇā)
• Romanian: lăuda (ro), slăvi (ro), proslăvi (ro)
• Romansch: ludar, luder, lodar
• Russian: хвали́ть (ru) impf (xvalítʹ), похвали́ть (ru) pf (poxvalítʹ), восхваля́ть (ru) impf (vosxvaljátʹ), превозноси́ть (ru) impf (prevoznosítʹ)
• Sami:

  Kildin Sami: кыҋҋтэ (kyj̥j̥te)

• Sanskrit: ईडयति (sa) (īḍayati), स्तौति (sa) (stauti)
• Sardinian: alabai, alabare
• Scottish Gaelic: mol, luaidh
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: хвалити impf

  Roman: hvaliti (sh) impf

• Slovak: chváliť impf, pochváliť pf
• Slovene: hvaliti (sl) impf
• Soussian: allɣ, kkat tallunt i, sxn aɣrum i
• Spanish: alabar (es), elogiar (es), ensalzar (es), enaltecer (es), loar (es), encarecer (es), popar (es) (a pet)
• Swahili: shangilia (sw)
• Swedish: berömma (sv)
• Tajik: таъриф кардан (taʾrif kardan), сутудан (sutudan)
• Telugu: పొగడు (te) (pogaḍu), భజించు (te) (bhajiñcu), మెచ్చుకొను (te) (meccukonu)
• Thai: ยกย่อง (th) (yók-yɔ̂ng), สรรเสริญ (th) (sǎn-sə̌ən)
• Tocharian A: päl-
• Tocharian B: päl-
• Turkish: övmek (tr), methetmek (tr)
• Ukrainian: хвали́ти impf (xvalýty)
• Urdu: تعریف کرنا (tārīf karnā)
• Vietnamese: khen ngợi (vi)
• Welsh: canmol (cy), clodfori (cy), moli (cy), moliannu (cy)
• Yiddish: לויבן (loybn)
• Zulu: -bonga, -dumisa
• ǃXóõ: da̰ã

Further reading

• “praise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “praise”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Pearis, Persia, perais, Parise, Paresi, Paries, aspire, spirea, paires, paries, Arispe

Irish

Adjective

praise

1. inflection of pras:
   1. feminine genitive singular
   2. comparative degree

Mutation

Mutated forms of praise

radical	lenition	eclipsis
praise	phraise	bpraise

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

praise f

1. genitive singular of prais