praise Meaning & Definition

Synonyms of Praise

Antonyms of Praise

Praise in a Sentence

The writer's latest novel received great praise in the media.

You deserve praise for the hard work you've done recently.

She gave them some faint praise for their assignments, despite not being totally convinced by the quality.

dim praise

praise of God

Be sure to praise Bobby for his excellent work at school this week.

Some of the passengers were heard praising God as the stricken plane landed safely.

Critics praised the film as a triumph.

deserves praise for the work

I have nothing but praise for the hospital staff.

The critics sang her praises for the performance.

hymns that praise God

the school volunteers were praised for their excellent work in the reading program

deserves praise for the work / I have nothing but praise for the hospital staff. / The critics sang her praises for the performance.

Word Forms & Grammar

praised

prais·ing

prais·er noun

praise

praiser

praisers

praises

praising

nothing but praise

sang her praises

sang his praises

sang my praises

sang one's praises

sang our praises

sang their praises

sang your praises

sing her praises

sing his praises

sing my praises

sing one's praises

sing our praises

sing their praises

sing your praises

singing her praises

singing his praises

singing my praises

singing one's praises

singing our praises

singing their praises

singing your praises

sings her praises

sings his praises

sings my praises

sings one's praises

sings our praises

sings their praises

sings your praises

praise (countable and uncountable, plural praises)

praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)

Words That Rhyme With Praise

Origin of Praise

Origin 1: Middle English preisen, from Anglo-French preiser, priser to appraise, esteem prize

Origin 2: From Middle English praise, preyse, from the verb (see below). Doublet of prize. Displaced native Middle English lof from Old English lof (“praise”) and Middle English loenge, loange from Old French löenge, löange (“praise”).

Origin 3: From Middle English praisen, preisen, from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin pretiō (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). Displaced native Middle English herien from Old English herian (“to praise”).

First Known Use

13th centuryt

14th century