praise

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• Scotland: /pɾez/
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• Scotland: [pɾeːz]
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• Wales: /pɾeiz/ without the pane–pain merger
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• homophone: preys
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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”).

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”).

330 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مِدْحَة (midḥa) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Arabic: إِثْنَاء (ʔiṯnāʔ) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Arabic: إِطْرَاء (ʔiṭrāʔ) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Arabic: مَحْمَدَة (maḥmada) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Armenian: գովեստ (govest) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Aromanian: alavdã — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Assamese: গুণ (gun) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Assamese: প্ৰসংশা (proxoṅxa) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Azerbaijani: tərif — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Azerbaijani: öymə — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Azerbaijani: mədh — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Belarusian: пахвала́ (paxvalá) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Belarusian: хвала́ (xvalá) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Bengali: তারিফ (tariph) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Bengali: প্রশংসা (prośoṅśa) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Catalan: alabança — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Catalan: lloança — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Cantonese: 稱讚 /称赞 (cing1 zaan3) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Cantonese: 讚揚 /赞扬 (zaan3 joeng4) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Cantonese: 表揚 /表扬 (biu2 joeng4) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Cantonese: 褒揚 /褒扬 (bou1 joeng4) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Cantonese: 稱道 /称道 (cing1 dou6) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Cantonese: 稱揚 /称扬 (cing1 joeng4) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Cantonese: 表彰 (biu2 zoeng1) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese: 稱讚 /称赞 (chheng-chàn) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese: 讚揚 /赞扬 (zh-min-nan) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese: 表揚 /表扬 (zh-min-nan) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese: 褒揚 /褒扬 (po-iông) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese: 表彰 (zh-min-nan) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese: 呵咾 (zh-min-nan) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese: 褒 (zh-min-nan) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Mandarin: 稱讚 /称赞 (chēngzàn) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Mandarin: 讚揚 /赞扬 (zànyáng) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Mandarin: 表揚 /表扬 (biǎoyáng) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Mandarin: 褒揚 /褒扬 (bāoyáng) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Mandarin: 稱道 /称道 (chēngdào) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Mandarin: 稱揚 /称扬 (chēngyáng) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Chinese Mandarin: 表彰 (biǎozhāng) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Ngazidja Comorian: swifa — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Czech: chvála — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Czech: pochvala — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Dutch: lof — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Egyptian: i-A-w-A30 (jꜣw) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Esperanto: laŭdo — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Finnish: ylistys — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Finnish: kehu — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Finnish: kehuminen — commendation; favorable representation in words
• French: louange — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Friulian: laud — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Galician: louvanza — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Galician: gabanza — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Georgian: შექება (šekeba) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Georgian: ქება (keba) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Georgian: ქება-დიდება (keba-dideba) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• German: Lob — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hazeins) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Ancient Greek: αἴνεσις (aínesis) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Ancient Greek: ἔπαινος (épainos) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Ancient Greek: αἶνος (aînos) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Hebrew: שֶׁבַח — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Hindi: सराहना (sarāhnā) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Hindi: प्रशंसा (praśansā) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Hindi: तारीफ़ (tārīf) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Hindi: स्तुति (stuti) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Hindi: बड़ाई (baṛāī) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Hungarian: dicséret — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Icelandic: lof — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Icelandic: hrós — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Indonesian: pujian — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Irish: clú — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Italian: elogio — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Italian: lode — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Italian: complimento — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Japanese: 賞賛 (shōsan) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Northern Kurdish: pesn — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Latin: laus — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Macedonian: по́фалба (pófalba) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Malayalam: പ്രശംസ (praśaṁsa) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Old English: lof — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Old English: hering — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Persian: ستایش (setâyeš) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Persian: ثنا (sanâ) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Persian: آفرین (âfarin) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Plautdietsch: Loff — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Polish: pochwała — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Old Polish: sławosłowie — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Portuguese: louvor — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Romanian: laudă — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Romanian: elogiu — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Romanian: glorificare — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Russian: похвала́ (poxvalá) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Russian: восхвале́ние (vosxvalénije) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Russian: хвала́ (xvalá) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Kildin-Sami: кыҋҋт (kyj̥j̥t) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Sanskrit: शँसति (śam̐sati) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Sanskrit: स्तौति (stauti) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Sanskrit: प्रशम्सा (praśamsā) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Scottish Gaelic: cliù — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Scottish Gaelic: luaidh — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Scottish Gaelic: moladh — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Slovak: chvála — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Slovak: pochvala — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Slovene: hvála — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Spanish: alabanza — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Spanish: loa — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Spanish: enaltecimiento — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Spanish: elogio — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Spanish: popamiento — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Tamil: புகழ்ச்சி (pukaḻcci) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Telugu: పొగడ్త (pogaḍta) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Tocharian B: palauna — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Tocharian B: pālalñe — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Turkish: övgü — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Turkish: methiye — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Ukrainian: похвала́ (poxvalá) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Urdu: تعریف (tārīf) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Yiddish: לויב (loyb) — commendation; favorable representation in words
• Arabic: عِبَادَة (ʕibāda) — worship
• Arabic: حَمْد (ḥamd) — worship
• Chinese Cantonese: 讚美 /赞美 (zaan3 mei5) — worship
• Chinese: 呵咾 (zh-min-nan) — worship
• Chinese: 讚美 /赞美 (zh-min-nan) — worship
• Chinese Mandarin: 讚美 /赞美 (zànměi) — worship
• Estonian: ülistamine — worship
• Finnish: ylistys — worship
• Finnish: palvonta — worship
• French: louange — worship
• German: Lob — worship
• Hindi: स्तुति (stuti) — worship
• Hungarian: dicsőítés — worship
• Italian: adorazione — worship
• Italian: gloria — worship
• Japanese: 礼賛 (raisan) — worship
• Japanese: 礼讃 (raisan) — worship
• Lutuv: pathuosana — worship
• Macedonian: вели́чање (velíčanje) — worship
• Persian: ستایش (setâyeš) — worship
• Portuguese: louvor — worship
• Portuguese: adoração — worship
• Romanian: devoțiune — worship
• Romanian: adorare — worship
• Romanian: venerare — worship
• Romanian: divinizare — worship
• Russian: прославле́ние (proslavlénije) — worship
• Russian: хвала́ (xvalá) — worship
• Scottish Gaelic: cliù — worship
• Scottish Gaelic: luaidh — worship
• Scottish Gaelic: moladh — worship
• Spanish: adoración — worship
• Swahili: shangilia — worship
• Tagalog: papuri — worship
• Tamil: போற்றி (pōṟṟi) — worship
• Tamil: புகழ்ச்சி (pukaḻcci) — worship
• Telugu: భజన (bhajana) — worship
• Turkish: hamt — worship
• Aghwan: 𐔰𐕔𐕙𐔴 (afre) — to give praise to
• Albanian: lëvdoj — to give praise to
• Albanian: lavdëroj — to give praise to
• Albanian: mburr — to give praise to
• Southern Altai: мактаар (maktaar) — to give praise to
• Arabic: مَدَحَ (madaḥa) — to give praise to
• Arabic: أَثْنَى (ʔaṯnā) — to give praise to
• Arabic: أَطْرَى (ʔaṭrā) — to give praise to
• Arabic: حَمِدَ (ḥamida) — to give praise to
• Arabic: حمد (ḥamad) — to give praise to
• Arabic: مدح (madaḥ) — to give praise to
• Arabic: شكر في (šakar fi) — to give praise to
• Arabic: حمد (ḥmad) — to give praise to
• Arabic: مدح (mdaḥ) — to give praise to
• Arabic: شكر (škar) — to give praise to
• Arabic: شكر في (škar fi) — to give praise to
• Armenian: գովել (govel) — to give praise to
• Aromanian: alavdu — to give praise to
• Assamese: গুণ গা (gun ga) — to give praise to
• Assamese: বখান (bokhan) — to give praise to
• Assamese: প্ৰসংশা কৰ (proxoṅxa kor) — to give praise to
• Azerbaijani: öymək — to give praise to
• Azerbaijani: tərifləmək — to give praise to
• Bashkir: маҡтау (maqtaw) — to give praise to
• Belarusian: хвалі́ць (xvalícʹ) — to give praise to
• Breton: meuliñ — to give praise to
• Bulgarian: хваля́ (hvaljá) — to give praise to
• Catalan: lloar — to give praise to
• Chinese Cantonese: 讚 /赞 (zaan3) — to give praise to
• Chinese Cantonese: 讚美 /赞美 (zaan3 mei5) — to give praise to
• Chinese: 呵咾 (zh-min-nan) — to give praise to
• Chinese Mandarin: 讚揚 /赞扬 (zànyáng) — to give praise to
• Chinese Mandarin: 稱讚 /称赞 (chēngzàn) — to give praise to
• Chinese Mandarin: 表揚 /表扬 (biǎoyáng) — to give praise to
• Chinese Mandarin: 誇獎 /夸奖 (kuājiǎng) — to give praise to
• Chinese Mandarin: 讚美 /赞美 (zànměi) — to give praise to
• Teochew: 呵咾 — to give praise to
• Maore Comorian: usifu — to give praise to
• Ngazidja Comorian: uhimiɗia — to give praise to
• Cornish: gormel — to give praise to
• Cornish: praysya — to give praise to
• Czech: chválit — to give praise to
• Danish: rose — to give praise to
• Dutch: loven — to give praise to
• Dutch: prijzen — to give praise to
• Dutch: eren — to give praise to
• Dutch: lofprijzen — to give praise to
• Egyptian: dwA-A-A30 (dwꜣ) — to give praise to
• Esperanto: laŭdi — to give praise to
• Estonian: ülistama — to give praise to
• Faroese: rósa — to give praise to
• Finnish: ylistää — to give praise to
• Finnish: kehua — to give praise to
• Finnish: palvoa — to give praise to
• French: louer — to give praise to
• French: féliciter — to give praise to
• French: prôner — to give praise to
• French: vénérer — to give praise to
• Friulian: laudâ — to give praise to
• Galician: loar — to give praise to
• Galician: gabar — to give praise to
• German: loben — to give praise to
• German: preisen — to give praise to
• German: lobpreisen — to give praise to
• German: anbeten — to give praise to
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌶𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hazjan) — to give praise to
• Greek: επαινώ (epainó) — to give praise to
• Greek: εγκωμιάζω (egkomiázo) — to give praise to
• Ancient Greek: αἰνέω (ainéō) — to give praise to
• Ancient Greek: ἐπαινέω (epainéō) — to give praise to
• Hebrew: שיבח \ שִׁבֵּחַ (shibéakh) — to give praise to
• Hindi: सराहना करना (sarāhnā karnā) — to give praise to
• Hindi: तारीफ़ करना (tārīf karnā) — to give praise to
• Hindi: प्रशंसा करना (praśansā karnā) — to give praise to
• Hungarian: dicsér — to give praise to
• Hungarian: méltat — to give praise to
• Hungarian: dicsőít — to give praise to
• Icelandic: hrósa — to give praise to
• Ido: laudar — to give praise to
• Irish: mol — to give praise to
• Irish: cuach — to give praise to
• Old Irish: molaidir — to give praise to
• Italian: lodare — to give praise to
• Italian: elogiare — to give praise to
• Japanese: 褒める (homeru) — to give praise to
• Japanese: 称える (tataeru) — to give praise to
• Japanese: 讃える (tataeru) — to give praise to
• Japanese: 賞賛する (shōsan suru) — to give praise to
• Korean: 칭찬하다 (chingchanhada) — to give praise to
• Ladino: loar — to give praise to
• Latin: laudo — to give praise to
• Latvian: slavēt — to give praise to
• Lithuanian: gi̇̀rti — to give praise to
• Lithuanian: pagi̇̀rti — to give praise to
• Lombard: lodà — to give praise to
• Lutuv: pathuosa — to give praise to
• Macedonian: фали (fali) — to give praise to
• Malay: memuji — to give praise to
• Malayalam: പ്രശംസിക്കുക (praśaṁsikkuka) — to give praise to
• Malayalam: വാഴ്തുക (vāḻtuka) — to give praise to
• Malayalam: പുകഴ്തുക (pukaḻtuka) — to give praise to
• Mansaka: bantog — to give praise to
• Manx: moyl — to give praise to
• Mirandese: agabar — to give praise to
• Norwegian: rose — to give praise to
• Occitan: lausar — to give praise to
• Church Slavic: хвалити (xvaliti) — to give praise to
• Old English: herian — to give praise to
• Old Norse: hrósa — to give praise to
• Persian: ستودن (setudan) — to give praise to
• Persian: تعریف کردن (ta'rif kardan) — to give praise to
• Polish: chwalić — to give praise to
• Polish: pochwalić — to give praise to
• Portuguese: louvar — to give praise to
• Portuguese: enaltecer — to give praise to
• Portuguese: elogiar — to give praise to
• Punjabi: ਵਡਿਆਉਣਾ (vaḍiāuṇā) — to give praise to
• Romanian: lăuda — to give praise to
• Romanian: slăvi — to give praise to
• Romanian: proslăvi — to give praise to
• Romansh: ludar — to give praise to
• Romansh: luder — to give praise to
• Romansh: lodar — to give praise to
• Russian: хвали́ть (xvalítʹ) — to give praise to
• Russian: похвали́ть (poxvalítʹ) — to give praise to
• Russian: восхваля́ть (vosxvaljátʹ) — to give praise to
• Russian: превозноси́ть (prevoznosítʹ) — to give praise to
• Kildin-Sami: кыҋҋтэ (kyj̥j̥te) — to give praise to
• Sanskrit: ईडयति (īḍayati) — to give praise to
• Sanskrit: स्तौति (stauti) — to give praise to
• Sardinian: alabai — to give praise to
• Sardinian: alabare — to give praise to
• Scottish Gaelic: mol — to give praise to
• Scottish Gaelic: luaidh — to give praise to
• Serbo-Croatian: хвалити — to give praise to
• Serbo-Croatian: hvaliti — to give praise to
• Slovak: chváliť — to give praise to
• Slovak: pochváliť — to give praise to
• Slovene: hvaliti — to give praise to
• Tashelhit: allɣ — to give praise to
• Tashelhit: kkat tallunt i — to give praise to
• Tashelhit: sxn aɣrum i (Souss-Massa) — to give praise to
• Spanish: alabar — to give praise to
• Spanish: elogiar — to give praise to
• Spanish: ensalzar — to give praise to
• Spanish: enaltecer — to give praise to
• Spanish: loar — to give praise to
• Spanish: encarecer — to give praise to
• Spanish: popar — to give praise to
• Swahili: shangilia — to give praise to
• Swedish: berömma — to give praise to
• Tajik: таъриф кардан (ta'rif kardan) — to give praise to
• Tajik: сутудан (sutudan) — to give praise to
• Tamil: போற்று (pōṟṟu) — to give praise to
• Tamil: புகழ் (pukaḻ) — to give praise to
• Telugu: పొగడు (pogaḍu) — to give praise to
• Telugu: భజించు (bhajiñcu) — to give praise to
• Telugu: మెచ్చుకొను (meccukonu) — to give praise to
• Thai: ยกย่อง (yók-yɔ̂ng) — to give praise to
• Thai: สรรเสริญ (sǎn-sə̌ən) — to give praise to
• Tocharian A: päl- — to give praise to
• Tocharian B: päl- — to give praise to
• Turkish: övmek — to give praise to
• Turkish: methetmek — to give praise to
• Ukrainian: хвали́ти (xvalýty) — to give praise to
• Urdu: تعریف کرنا (tārīf karnā) — to give praise to
• Vietnamese: khen ngợi — to give praise to
• Welsh: canmol — to give praise to
• Welsh: clodfori — to give praise to
• Welsh: moli — to give praise to
• Welsh: moliannu — to give praise to
• Yiddish: לויבן (loybn) — to give praise to
• Zulu: -bonga — to give praise to
• Zulu: -dumisa — to give praise to
• ǃXóõ: da̰ã — to give praise to