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sing someone's praises

praise
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [preyz]
    • /preɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [preyz]
    • /preɪz/

Definitions of sing someone's praises words

  • noun sing someone's praises the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation. 1
  • noun sing someone's praises the offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship: a hymn of praise to God. 1
  • noun sing someone's praises the state of being approved or admired: The king lived in praise for many years. 1
  • noun sing someone's praises Archaic. a ground for praise, or a merit. 1
  • verb with object sing someone's praises to express approval or admiration of; commend; extol. 1
  • verb with object sing someone's praises to offer grateful homage to (God or a deity), as in words or song. 1
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Origin of sing someone's praises

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English preisen < Old French preisier to value, prize < Late Latin pretiāre, derivative of Latin pretium price, worth, reward; (noun) Middle English, derivative of the v.; see prize2

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Parts of speech for Sing someone's praises

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sing someone's praises popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for sing someone's praises

verb sing someone's praises

  • live up to — to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
  • look to — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
  • look up to — to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
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