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preiz 1. verb1) (to express admiration or approval of; to commend: He praised her singing.) rose2) (to glorify (God) by singing hymns etc: Praise the Lord!) love, prise2. noun(the expression of approval or honour: He has received a lot of praise for his musical skill.) ros, lovordros--------roseIsubst. \/preɪz\/ros, pris, lovordbe beyond all praise være hevet over enhver lovprisningGod's praise eller the praise of God Guds lovpraise be! ( hverdagslig) gudskjelov!praise be to God! Gud være lovet!, pris skje Gud!sing one's own praise skryte av seg selv, reklamere for seg selvsing the praise(s) of someone eller sing someone's praise(s) prise\/rose noensound somone's praise lovprise noenspeak in praise of (lov)priseIIverb \/preɪz\/berømme, prise, rose, lovprisepraise to the skies rose opp i skyene
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sing someone's praises — sing someone’s/something’s praises phrase to talk about how good someone or something is Mary likes you. She’s always singing your praises. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: sing … Useful english dictionary
sing someone's praises — sing (someone s/something s) praises to praise someone or something very much. You ve obviously made a good impression on Paul he was singing your praises last night. Mat seems happy enough in Brighton he s always singing its praises … New idioms dictionary
praise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. commendation, acclaim, approval, applause; eulogy; homage; benediction, thanksgiving, grace. v. t. acclaim, approve, commend, extol, eulogize, applaud; glorify, laud. See approbation, gratitude. Ant … English dictionary for students
praise — [prāz] vt. praised, praising [ME praisen < OFr preisier < LL pretiare < L pretium, worth, PRICE] 1. Obs. to set a price on; appraise 2. to commend the worth of; express approval or admiration of 3. to laud the glory of (God, etc.), as in … English World dictionary
sing something's praises — sing someone’s/something’s praises phrase to talk about how good someone or something is Mary likes you. She’s always singing your praises. Thesaurus: to praise someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: sing … Useful english dictionary
sing — sing1 [siŋ] vi. sang, sung, singing [ME singen < OE singan, akin to Ger singen < IE base * sengwh > Gr omphē, a voice, oracle] 1. a) to produce musical sounds or notes with the voice, esp. in a connected series, as in giving voice to a… … English World dictionary
sing something's praises — sing (someone s/something s) praises to praise someone or something very much. You ve obviously made a good impression on Paul he was singing your praises last night. Mat seems happy enough in Brighton he s always singing its praises … New idioms dictionary
sing praises — sing (someone s/something s) praises to praise someone or something very much. You ve obviously made a good impression on Paul he was singing your praises last night. Mat seems happy enough in Brighton he s always singing its praises … New idioms dictionary
sing — /sIN/ verb past tense sang past participle sung /s / 1 (I, T) to produce musical sounds, songs etc with your voice: Sophie s been singing in the church choir for years. | sing a song/tune etc: We all enjoy singing carols at Christmas. | sing sb a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
praise — [[t]pre͟ɪz[/t]] ♦♦♦ praises, praising, praised 1) VERB If you praise someone or something, you express approval for their achievements or qualities. [V n for n/ ing] The American president praised Turkey for its courage... [V n for n/ ing] Many… … English dictionary
sing — [[t]sɪŋ[/t]] v. sang, often, sung; sung; sing•ing; 1) mad to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically 2) mad to perform songs or voice compositions 3) anb (of an animal) to produce a… … From formal English to slang