# praise
## English
### Pronunciation

* enPR: prāz, IPA: /pɹeɪz/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* 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)
* 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
* Worship.
    praise of God

##### Derived terms

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

##### Translations

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 (cing$^1$ zaan$^3$), 讚揚 / 赞扬 (zaan$^3$ joeng$^4$), 表揚 / 表扬 (biu$^2$ joeng$^4$), 褒揚 / 褒扬 (bou$^1$ joeng$^4$), 稱道 / 称道 (cing$^1$ dou$^6$), 稱揚 / 称扬 (cing$^1$ joeng$^4$), 表彰 (biu$^2$ zoeng$^1$)
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) :
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### 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)
* 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

$^†$ Archaic or obsolete.

##### Antonyms

* blame

##### Derived terms

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

##### Translations

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 (zaan$^3$), 讚美 / 赞美 (zaan$^3$ mei$^5$) (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 (o$^1$ lo$^2$)
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: pesinandin (ku), pesn dan (ku), meth kirin (ku)
Ladino: loar (לואר)
Latin: laudo (la)
Latvian: slavēt (lv)
Lithuanian: gìrti (lt), pagìrti
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
* inflection of pras:
** feminine genitive singular
** comparative degree

### Mutation

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
* genitive singular of prais