applaud

ap·plaud  (-plôd)

v. ap·plaud·ed, ap·plaud·ing, ap·plauds

v.intr.

To express approval, especially by clapping the hands.

v.tr.

1. To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping.

2. To commend highly; praise: applauded her decision to complete her degree.

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[Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere : ad-, ad- + plaudere, to clap.]

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ap·plauda·ble adj.

ap·plauda·bly adv.

ap·plauder n.

Synonyms: applaud, cheer, root³
These verbs mean to express approval or encouragement audibly: applauded at the end of the concert; cheered when the home team scored; rooting for the underdog in the tennis championship.

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applaud [əˈplɔːd]

vb

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

[from Latin applaudere to clap, from plaudere to beat, applaud]

applauder  n

applauding  adj

applaudingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	applaud - clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval acclaim, clap, spat bravo - applaud with shouts of `bravo' or `brava' gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" boo, hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
	2.	applaud - express approval of; "I applaud your efforts" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance" cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy" acclaim, hail, herald - praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"

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applaud

verb

1. clap, encourage, praise, cheer, hail, acclaim, laud, give it up for (slang), give (someone) a big hand The audience laughed and applauded.
clap pan (informal), boo, hiss, lambast(e)

2. praise, celebrate, approve, acclaim, compliment, salute, commend, extol, crack up (informal), big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize He should be applauded for his courage.
praise blast, condemn, flame (informal), put down, criticize, run down, ridicule, censure, deride, slag (off) (slang), disparage, decry, vilify, deprecate, tear into (informal), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), excoriate

Translations

applaud [əˈplɔːd]

A. VT

1. [audience, spectators] → aplaudir

2. (fig) [+ decision, efforts] → aplaudir

B. VI → aplaudir

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applaud [əˈplɔːd]

vt

(= clap) [+ person, speech] → applaudir

(= approve of) [+ decision, effort, courage] → applaudir Ã, approuver
He should be applauded for his courage → On devrait l'applaudir pour son courage.

vi (= clap) → applaudir

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applaud

vt (lit, fig) → applaudieren, Beifall spenden or klatschen (+dat); (fig) efforts, courage → loben; decision → gutheißen, begrüßen; the play was vigorously applauded → das Stück erhielt stürmischen Beifall or wurde lebhaft beklatscht

vi → applaudieren, klatschen, Beifall spenden

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applaud [əˈplɔːd]

1. vt → applaudire (fig) → lodare, approvare

2. vi → applaudire

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applaud

v applaud [əˈploːd]

to praise or show approval, by clapping the hands to applaud a speech / a singer. toejuig, applous gee يُصَفِّق إسْتِحْسانا ръкопляскам tleskat klappe applaudieren χειροκροτώ aplaudir plaksutama تشویق کردن taputtaa applaudir לִמְחוֹא כַּפָּיִים तालियां बजा कर प्रशंसा करना pljeskati tapsol bertepuk tangan klappa lof í lófa applaudire 拍手かっさいする 박수갈채하다 ploti aplaudēt tepuk tangan applaudisseren klappe, applaudere oklaskiwać aplaudir a aplauda аплодировать tlieskať ploskati aplaudirati applådera ปรบมือแสดงความชมชอบ alkışlamak 鼓掌喝采或表示贊同 вітати, аплодувати واہ واہ کرنا ، تحسین کرنا vỗ tay 鼓掌欢迎；鼓掌赞成

n apˈplause [-z]

praise or approval, expressed by clapping The President received great applause at the end of his speech. applous تَصْفيق إسْتِحْساني ръкопляскане potlesk bifald; applaus der Applaus χειροκρότημα aplauso aplaus ستایش؛ هلهله taputus applaudissements תְשוּאוֹת, מְחִיאוֹת כַּפָּיִים करतल ध्वनि से सराहना pljesak taps tepuk tangan lófatak applauso 拍手かっさい 박수갈채 plojimai aplausi tepukan applaus klapping, applaus, bifall oklaski aplauso aplauze аплодисменты potlesk aplavz, ploskanje aplauz applåd การปรบมือแสดงความชื่นชม alkış 用掌聲表示喝采或贊同 оплески تعریف، داد ،مدح sự hoan nghênh 鼓掌欢迎；鼓掌赞成

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applaud → يُطْرِي zatleskat klappe applaudieren χειροκροτώ aplaudir taputtaa käsiään applaudir pljeskati applaudire 拍手を送る 박수를 치다 applaudiseren applaudere klasnąć aplaudir аплодировать applådera ปรบมือ alkışlamak vỗ tay tán thưởng 鼓掌