praise
noun
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
praised
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past participleof praise.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof praise.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
praisenounthe act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Example Sentences
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It praised “artificial intelligence and machine translation” as “cost-effective methods for bridging language barriers and reducing inefficiencies with the translation process,” and called for phasing out “unnecessary multilingual offerings.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
King Charles III has praised Welsh people's "sense of belonging", as he and Queen Camilla officially opened the Senedd's seventh term.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Sali Berisha, the leader of the opposition - the Democratic Party of Albania - has praised the protesters.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Trump, however, praised Zacharia's debut, telling reporters: "I thought she was very good."
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
The desire to gain possessions is truly a very natural and normal thing, and when those men gain possessions who are able to do so, they will always be praised and not criticized.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
