applaud Definition
ap·plaud (ə plôd′)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to show approval or enjoyment (of) by clapping the hands or by cheering, stamping the feet, etc.
- to praise; approve; commend
Etymology: L applaudere < ad-, to + plaudere, to clap hands, strike
applaud Related Forms
ap·plaud′er noun
ap·plaud′·ingly adverb
applaud Synonyms
applaud Usage Examples
Object
- sentiment: I applaud the sentiment; but it just ain't true.
- effort: Once again I must applaud the efforts of all the officers who help run the County affairs with the minimum of fuss.
- notion: Mrs. Howells applauded the notion of the club from the very first.
- intention: We applaud the intention to carry out pilot studies to evaluate such arrangements in the NHS setting.
- crowd: The band is blatantly touched by the whole experience and graciously applaud the crowd back for their efforts.
- decision: A-levels made meaningful, the quest for excellence.â FT The FT reports that the CBI applauded the decision not to replace A-levels.
Preposition: at
end: Everyone enjoyed the screening and applauded happily at the end.
Modifying Another Word
- warmly: The lucky person was Jack Burgess who also was warmly applauded by the audience.
- heartily: The firemen were heartily applauded on their smart performance.
- wildly: The studio audience has risen to its feet, and they are applauding wildly.
- politely: So, impressed at this ability to become emulsion, I stepped forward to applaud politely.
Followed by an intransitive particle
off: The players tried and nearly did what was asked, they got applauded off.
Used with why or when
- when: Everyone in the studio just stood and applauded when he walked in looked amazing.
- what: I applaud what Man City are doing, but frankly no ' investigation ' is needed.
Preposition: by
- audience: The lucky person was Jack Burgess who also was warmly applauded by the audience.
- delegate: There were attacks on the rich which were loudly applauded by the delegates.
- critic: The 1926 production of A Kiss for Cinderella was even more warmly applauded by the critics.
- crowd: Saxon's selector linked the records with heartfelt and resounding condemnations of guns and violence, all loudly applauded by the crowd.
Browse dictionary entries near applaud
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