applaud
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /əˈplɔːd/, X-SAMPA: /@"plO:d/
- (US) IPA: /əˈplɔd/, X-SAMPA: /@"plOd/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA: /əˈplɑd/, X-SAMPA: /@"plAd/
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Noun [edit]
applaud (plural applauds)
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Verb [edit]
applaud (third-person singular simple present applauds, present participle applauding, simple past and past participle applauded)
- (transitive, intransitive) To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
- After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes
- (transitive, intransitive) To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
- Although we don't like your methods, we applaud your motives.
- 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, BBC Sport:
- It moved him to within one goal of Thierry Henry's 34 in 2004 and Henry - honoured with a statue outside the stadium on Friday - rose from his seat in the stands to applaud Van Persie.
Translations [edit]
to express approval by clapping
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to praise, or express approval by words
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External links [edit]
- applaud in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- applaud in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- applaud at OneLook Dictionary Search
