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applaud

[ uh-plawd ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.:

    They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.

  2. to express approval; give praise; acclaim.


verb (used with object)

  1. to clap the hands so as to show approval, appreciation, etc., of:

    to applaud an actor; to applaud a speech.

  2. to praise or express approval of:

    to applaud a person's ambition.

applaud

/ əˈɔː /

verb

  1. to indicate approval of (a person, performance, etc) by clapping the hands
  2. usually tr to offer or express approval or praise of (an action, person, or thing)

    I applaud your decision

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܻ, noun
  • ˈܻ徱Բ, adjective
  • ˈܻ徱Բly, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ܻİ noun
  • ·ܻiԲ· adverb
  • v··ܻ verb
  • a·ܻ verb
  • -·ܻiԲ adjective
  • ܲa·ܻĻ adjective
  • ܲa·ܻiԲ adjective
  • ɱ-·ܻĻ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of applaud1

1530–40; < Latin applaudere, equivalent to ap- ap- 1 + plaudere to clap the hands
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of applaud1

C15: from Latin applaudere to clap, from plaudere to beat, applaud
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What Trump wants and needs is a room full of sycophants like his junk drawer, errr, Cabinet, and media influencers who applaud the lunacy that has destroyed free speech.

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Andrew H. Douglas, the LAX area port director for Customs and Border Protection, applauded the officers for finding the drugs in the shampoo bottles.

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The propaganda online has ratcheted up, applauding Chinese innovation and diplomacy in contrast to the uncertainty unleashed by Trump.

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But people in the audience would stand and applaud for particularly notable performances, and not just for the obvious hits.

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Trump applauded as crowds of supporters chanted, "Lock her up! Lock her up!"

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