Information about the word praise (English → Esperanto: laŭdi)

Synonyms: applaud, commend, laud

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/pɹeɪ̯z/
Hyphenationpraise
Shavian alphabet𐑐𐑮𐑱𐑟
Deseret alphabet𐐹𐑉𐐩𐑆

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) praise(I) praised
(thou) praisest(thou) praisedst
(he) praises, praiseth(he) praised
(we) praise(we) praised
(you) praise(you) praised
(they) praise(they) praised
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) praise (I) praised
(thou) praise(thou) praised
(he) praise(he) praised
(we) praise(we) praised
(you) praise(you) praised
(they) praise(they) praised
Imperative mood
praise
Participles
Present participlePast participle
praisingpraised

Usage samples

General Sergej Surovikin, who Prigožin had publicly praised in contrast to other Russian commanders and defence officials, disappeared after the mutiny.
May the gods be praised!
As a candidate, Trump praised Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for his handling of a failed coup attempt despite a major crackdown on perceived opposition figures.

Translations

Afrikaansloof
Catalanelogiar; lloar
Czechchválit; velebit; vychvalovat
Danishrose
Dutchlof toezwaaien; loven; prijzen
Esperantolaŭdi
Faeroeserósa
Finnishylistää
Germanloben; preisen
Greek (Old Greek)αἰνέω
Italianlodare
Latinlaudare
Papiamentoalabá
Polishchwalić
Portugueseelogiar; gabar; louvar
Saterland Frisiananpriesje; beproalje; loowje; priesje; reeme; röime; ruumje
Scottish Gaelicmol
Spanishalabar; elogiar
Swedishberömma; lova; prisa
Thaiชม
West Frisianpriizgje