applaud
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applaud
- /əˈplɔːd/ UK
- /əˈplɔd/ US
- /əˈplɑd/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːd, -ɒd
Where it comes from
From Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).
noun applauds
- Applause; applauding.
- Plaudit.
verb applauds · applauding · applauded
- To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.
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To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
Although we don't like your methods, we applaud your motives.
Similar: acclaim, beclap, cheer on, acclamate, applaud, hail, barrack, cheer, clap, encheer, hurrah, hurray
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: acclaim, clap, spat, laud, praise, commend, compliment, congratulate, welcome, greet, appreciative, appreciate, thank, celebrate, cheer, admire
Translations
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verb to express approval by clapping
| Español | aplaudir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박수하다 baksuhada |
| 日本語 | 拍手する hakushu suru |
| 中文 | 拍手 pāishǒu, 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng |
| हिन्दी | ताली बजाना tālī bajānā |
| Português | aplaudir |
| Français | applaudir, ovationner |
| Deutsch | applaudieren, klatschen, Beifall klatschen |
| Italiano | applaudire, congratularsi |
| Ελληνικά | χειροκροτώ cheirokrotó |
| Română | aplauda |
| Русский | аплоди́ровать aplodírovatʹ, хло́пать xlópatʹ, рукоплеска́ть rukopleskátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | vỗ tay |
| العربية | صَفَّقَ ṣaffaqa |
| עברית | הֵרִיעַ hería' |
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title = {applaud},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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