praise
part of speech
verb (praise, praises, praised, praising); noun (praise — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) To say that someone or something is good and that you admire them. tree →
2) (noun) Words that show approval or admiration. tree →
3) To give thanks and honour to God (in religion). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To honor God with thanks, or to say good things about a person. In the fourth year the fruit of a new tree was holy and given to praise God. Interpretation: The fourth-year fruit is called neta revai. The Hebrew word for Jew, Yehudi, comes from Judah, a name Leah gave meaning "I will praise". In the primary lessons: In school, teachers praise good work and effort; praise for effort («you worked hard») helps you keep trying. In manners, praising others kindly makes them feel good. In stories, heroes are praised for brave acts. Phrases: «praise someone for», «sing someone's praises», «high praise», «words of praise».
examples
- And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. (Torah GEN.12.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Torah EXO.15.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- A Psalm of praise; of David. (Writings PSA.145.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Praise the LORD, O my soul. (Writings PSA.146.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- O God of my praise, keep not silence; (Writings PSA.109.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- The teacher praised me for my neat writing. tree →
- Mum praised the dog when it sat. tree →
- The firefighter was praised for his bravery. tree →
- Her story got lots of praise. tree →
- Praise your friends when they do well. tree →
- Coming from Dad, that's high praise. tree →
- Some praised him, and some blamed him. tree →
note
Past: praised. As a noun it is uncountable: «a lot of praise» (not «a praise»). Opposite: criticise, blame. Homophones: «prays», «preys».
In the corpora
- And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
- And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.
- Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
- Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.
- Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare His praise in the islands.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «praise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.