laud
verb (used with object)
to praise; extol.
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laud
1 American
[lawd]
/ lɔd /
verb (used with object)
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lauds,
present (3rd person singular)
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lauded,
past participle, past
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lauding
present participle
noun
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a song or hymn of praise.
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(used with a singular or plural verb) lauds, a canonical hour, marked especially by psalms of praise, usually recited with matins.
Laud
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[lawd]
/ lɔd /
noun
laud
1
British
/ lɔːd /
verb
noun
Laud
2
British
/ lɔːd /
noun
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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laudsimple
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laudssimple
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have laudedperfect
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has laudedperfect
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am laudingprogressive
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are laudingprogressive
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is laudingprogressive
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have been laudingperfect progressive
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has been laudingperfect progressive
Past
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laudedsimple
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had laudedperfect
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was laudingprogressive
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were laudingprogressive
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had been laudingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of laud
First recorded in 1300–50; (verb) Middle English lauden, from Latin laudāre “to praise,” derivative of laus (stem laud- ) “praise”; (noun) Middle English laude, back formation from laudes (plural), from Late Latin, special use of plural of Latin laus “praise”
Explanation
To laud someone means to praise them extravagantly — usually in a very public manner. A music critic might laud a new song by calling it the best summer anthem ever created. The word laud is from the Latin word laudere, meaning "to praise.” To laud someone is to glorify them, or to sing their praises, even if you’re not actually singing. Movie reviewers might laud Oscar-nominated films, and your high school principal might laud the class valedictorian at graduation.
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Example Sentences
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I was upset that I’d never be able to thank her, to laud her for pushing students out of their comfort zones by showing them documentaries that were not easily palatable.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
He’d later, as OpenAI’s CEO, laud AI’s benefits, including “faster scientific progress and increased productivity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
White House spokesman Kush Desai was quick to laud the growth rate, saying it was "driven by an astonishing surge in business investment."
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
You can choose just to read what the humans have to say — and criticize or laud them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
Polybius, interestingly, can’t bring himself to laud the monarch’s generosity as much as to credit the Rhodians for publicizing their plight so effectively!
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
There’s the Monster Raving Loony Party, established in 1982, which has now run in 11 general elections and is currently headed by someone calling himself Howling Laud Hope.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
His fellow party candidates are called Baron von Thunderclap and Howling Laud Hope.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
That isn’t including those who think it’s time Count Binface or Howling Laud Hope was given his chance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party has named its leader and co-founder - Alan Hope - otherwise known as Alan "Howlin" Laud Hope.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
She appealed now to Archbishop Laud who had shown great interest in the boys, often inviting them to dine with him.
From Rupert Prince Palatine by Eva Scott
Mr. Nichols lauds her as “a famous and successful writer who reached more readers than the rest of the Emerson circle combined.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Eduardo Sanchez lauds the company’s economic impact and is hesitant to criticize the smelter.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
A post on Morningstar’s website lauds the fund for its “time-tested approach and accomplished lead manager.”
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Marine scientist David Koweek of the nonprofit Ocean Visions, which has previously supported Running Tide’s research, lauds the simplicity of sinking terrestrial biomass, because technology exists for almost every step in the process.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2023
In order to ensure the proper cultivation of the ground, he had, under him, innumerable agents, who strictly superintended the cultivation of all food-plants, the irrigation of barren lauds, etc.
From The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations by Zelia Nuttall
On that day and in the immediate aftermath, Americans and those who admired America spoke about what made our country good: Our constitutionally protected and culturally lauded freedoms, including of speech, religion, and the press.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a news release published earlier this summer, the museum lauded Galliano as “one of the most inventive and influential designers of the past four decades.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
In parts of Serbia and Bosnia's Serb statelet, Republika Srpska, Mladic is still lauded as a hero, and his death was greeted with vigils and memorials overnight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The LP was produced in Toronto by Bob Erzin, who’d helmed their lauded “Smile” album 26 years back, and he proves ideally situated to emphasize the band’s central, continuing strengths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
When Bobby returned to New York, both the Marshall and Manhattan chess clubs conducted victory celebrations, and he was lauded as America’s new chess hero.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Arday’s publisher had stood by him, lauding the academic’s “professionalism and integrity.”
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed Mayor Karen Bass in her bid for reelection Thursday, lauding her for reductions in street homelessness and violent crime in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Just hours earlier, top administration officials had been lauding the shift from Operation Epic Fury—the war part of the conflict—to Project Freedom, an operation Trump announced on Sunday that began on Monday.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Uncharacteristically, Trump largely stuck to a script, making no mention of policy disagreements with Downing Street and lauding the long ties between the US and Britain.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
He took me through each move that the two had made, disparaging a Bronstein choice one moment, lauding another the next.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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