applaud
UK/əˈplɔːd//əˈplɔd/
applaud noun: applause; applauding.
Noun
applaud (plural applauds)
Verb
applaud (third-person singular simple present applauds, present participle applauding, simple past and past participle applauded)
- To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
- After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.
- To praise, or express approval for something or someone.
- Although we don't like your methods, we applaud your motives.
- Now by the Gods, I do applaude his courage.c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
applaud meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
applaud in Hindi
- to express approval by clapping
- ताली बजाना tālī bajānā
- to praise, or express approval by words
- प्रशंसा करना praśansā karnā, सराहना sarāhnā
applaud in Tamil
- கைதட்டி ஆதரவு, வரவேற்பு கொடுத்தல், கைதட்டி பாராட்டுத் தெரிவித்தல், மெச்சுதல், போற்றுதல், வாழ்த்துதல்
applaud in Urdu
- تالی بجانا, داد دینا, پسند کا اظہار کرنا, سراہنا, تعریف کرنا
applaud in Bengali
- হাততালি দেওয়া
More languagesFewer languages
- applaud in Telugu
- మెచ్చు meccu
- applaud in Malayalam
- കയ്യടി kayyaṭi, കരഘോഷം karaghōṣaṁ
- applaud in Kannada
- ಕೊಂಡಾಡು, ಮೆಚ್ಚು, ಹೊಗಳು, ಮೆಚ್ಚುಗೆ ಸೂಚಿಸು
- applaud in Arabic
- صَفَّقَ ṣaffaqa
- applaud in Persian
- کف زدن kaf zadan
- applaud in Thai
- ปรบ bpròp, ตบมือ dtòp-mʉʉ
- applaud in Vietnamese
- vỗ tay
Examples of applaud in a sentence
- As it was a great play, the audience applauded at the end.
- The runners spurted to the last lap as if they had extracted new energy from the applauds of the audience.
- We hope that psychologists will applaud good studies of scientific behavior and thought regardless of the disciplinary specialty of the author.
Synonyms of applaud
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Forms of applaud
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | applauds |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | applauds |
| present participle | applauding |
| past participle | applauded |
| past | applauded |
Origin of applaud
From Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).
Words formed from applaud
Words that rhyme with applaud
Questions about applaud
- What does applaud mean?
- Applaud means applause; applauding.
- What is applaud in Hindi?
- Applaud in Hindi is ताली बजाना (tālī bajānā), प्रशंसा करना (praśansā karnā), सराहना (sarāhnā). See Applaud meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is applaud?
- Applaud can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce applaud?
- Applaud is pronounced /əˈplɔːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of applaud?
- The plural of applaud is applauds.
Words near applaud in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: applaud (page history and authors); applaud (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); applaud (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); applaud (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మెచ్చు (Telugu) (page history and authors); applaud (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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