praise

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpreɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/preɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prāz)

Inflections of 'praise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
praises
v 3rd person singular
praising
v pres p
praised
v past
praised
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
praise [sb]⇒ vtr (speak highly of [sb])alabar⇒ vtr
  felicitar⇒ vtr
Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a».
 She was praised for her volunteer work.
 La alabaron por su trabajo como voluntaria.
praise [sth]⇒ vtr (speak highly of [sth])elogiar⇒ vtr
 He praised the website as one of the best.
 Elogió la página web diciendo que estaba entre las mejores.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
praise n (commendation)elogio nm
 He found the praise gratifying, after so many years of work.
 Encontró gratificante el elogio tras tantos años de trabajo.
praise n (worship)alabanza nf
  (veneración)dar gracias loc verb
 The vicar's praise for the Lord was heartfelt.
 La alabanza del vicario fue muy sentida.
praise [sb]⇒ vtr (worship)alabar⇒ vtr
 Let us all praise the Lord.
 Alabemos al Señor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
damn [sb/sth] with faint praise v expr (criticize by praising unenthusiastically)lanzar eufemismos loc verb
heap praise on [sb] v expr (commend highly)encomiar a vtr + prep
 Teachers heap praises upon students that always do their work.
 Los maestros encomian a los estudiantes que siempre hacen su tarea.
hymn of praise n (religious song)salmo nm
  cántico de alabanza grupo nom
  canción religiosa grupo nom
hymn of praise n figurative (celebration, tribute to [sth] or [sb])himno de alabanza grupo nom
 This book is a hymn of praise to the author's parents.
 El libro es un himno de alabanza a los padres del autor.
in praise of [sth/sb] adv (approvingly)con elogios loc adv
Praise God! interj (religious exclamation)¡gracias a Dios! loc interj
  ¡gracias al Señor! loc interj
  ¡alabado sea Dios! loc interj
  ¡alabado sea el Señor! loc interj
 Nobody was hurt in the accident – praise God!
 Nadie salió herido en el accidente. ¡Gracias a Dios!
praise God v expr (worship)alabar a Dios loc verb
  alabar al Señor loc verb
 We would like to invite you to praise God with music by joining us in our opening hymn.
 Los queremos invitar a alabar a Dios con música uniéndose a nuestro himno.
praise the Lord interj (religious exclamation)¡gracias a Dios! loc interj
  ¡gracias al Señor! loc interj
  ¡alabado sea Dios! loc interj
  ¡alabado sea el Señor! loc interj
 Praise the Lord, it's finally suppertime!
 ¡Gracias a Dios! Por fin es hora de cenar.
rhapsody of praise n (expression of praise)rapsodia de alabanza loc nom f
self-praise n (praise of oneself)autoelogio nm
  autobombo nm
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'praise' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
acclaim - accolade - applause - blow your own horn - boastfulness - celebrate - celebration - commend - commendation - compliment - cover - credit where it's due - encomium - eulogize - exalt - extol - flattering - flattery - fulsome - give props - glorify - glory - glory be to God - glowing - glowing report - go over the top - good boy - good dog - gush - hooray - hosanna - hurrah - hurray - hymn - in glowing terms - laud - laudable - laudation - laudatory - meritorious - nice work - paean - panegyric - plaudit - praiseworthy - prop - public acclaim - rave - rhapsody - rhapsody of praise
Spanish:
alabanza - alabar - aplauso - aupar - aureolar - chulear - deificar - elogiar - elogio - encomio - engrandecer - ensalzamiento - exaltar - halago - loa - loar - loor - ponderación - poner por las nubes - preconizar - encumbrar - exaltación - decir maravillas - homenajear - vivar - a Dios rogando y con el mazo dando - auto - autobombo - echarle flores a alguien - enaltecer - encomiar - ensalzar - hablar bien de alguien - incensar - mención honorífica - ponderar - un tonto siempre encuentra otro más tonto que le admire

Collocations: praise your [children, team, students, employees], [lavish, high, fulsome] praise, praise them for [good grades, high efficiency, responsible behavior], more...

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