praise
How to Use Praise
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSaying good things about someone or something because they deserve it.
Word Forms
praised past tense, praises plural, praise plural, praised plural, praises singular, praise singular, praised singular, praisest singular, praisedst singular, praiseth singular
Fill the Gap
Can you complete this real example?
The chef received _____ from every critic in the city.
Etymology
From Old French "preisier" ("to prize" or "to value"), from Latin "pretiare," from "pretium" ("price" or "value") — making "praise" a distant cousin of "price" and "prize."