praise

«praise» in Mova's school dictionary: good and that you admire them — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• Many chatbots are trained to be helpful and pleasant, and sometimes that tips over into agreeing, praising and inventing.
• Bots tend to flatter; praise from a bot that has not seen your work tells you nothing.
• Being too keen to agree and praise is called being "sycophantic".
• After a show the director gives praise and notes, small changes to make it better next time; good work can still improve.
• Parents often praise everything because they love you, even when the praise is not specific.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «praise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.