applaud

nounverbattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//əˈplɔːd//
United States//əˈplɔd//
//əˈplɑd//

To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.

noun

1
obsoleteApplause; applauding.
2
obsoletePlaudit.

Etymology

From Middle English applauden, from Latin applaudere (“to clap the hands together, applaud”), from ad (“to”) + plaudere (“to strike, clap”).

verb

1
To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands.
After the performance, the audience applauded for five minutes.
2
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.
It moved him to within one goal of Thierry Henry's 34 in 2004 and Henry - honoured with a statue outside the stadium on Friday - rose from his seat in the stands to applaud Van Persie.

Forms

plural: applauds
past tense: applauded
past participle: applauded
present participle: applauding
third person singular: applauds

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