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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#m1)

2) (noun) Words that show approval or admiration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#m2)

3) To give thanks and honour to God (in religion). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#m3)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#x1)
- Mum praised the dog when it sat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#x2)
- The firefighter was praised for his bravery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#x3)
- Her story got lots of praise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#x4)
- Praise your friends when they do well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#x5)
- Coming from Dad, that's high praise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#x6)
- Some praised him, and some blamed him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/#x7)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/5-hallucinations-confident-made-up-answers/2/)
- [Bots tend to flatter; praise from a bot that has not seen your work tells you nothing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/5-hallucinations-confident-made-up-answers/10/)
- [Being too keen to agree and praise is called being "sycophantic".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/5-hallucinations-confident-made-up-answers/11/)
- [After a show the director gives praise and notes, small changes to make it better next time; good work can still improve.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/28-the-school-play-auditions-lines-stage-fright/13/)
- [Parents often praise everything because they love you, even when the praise is not specific.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/38-praise-and-criticism-giving-and-taking-feedback/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «praise» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/praise/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.