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'læviʃ 1. verb(to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) ødsle, sløse (bort)2. adjective1) ((of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely: a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake.) ødsel, raus, overdådig2) (given generously or too freely: lavish gifts.) raus, overdådig•- lavishly- lavishness Iverb \/ˈlævɪʃ\/1) sløse, ødsle, slå om seg med, sløse med2) overøselavish away sløse bortlavish on overøse med ødsle bort på, bruke påIIadj. \/ˈlævɪʃ\/1) ( om ting) overdådig, flott, påkostet2) ( om person) ødsel, rundhåndet, generøs3) ( overført) overstrømmendelavish of praise raus med ros
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lavish — [[t]læ̱vɪʃ[/t]] lavishes, lavishing, lavished 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe something as lavish, you mean that it is very elaborate and impressive and a lot of money has been spent on it. ...a lavish party to celebrate Bryan s fiftieth birthday … English dictionary
praise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting … Collocations dictionary
praise — I n. 1) to earn praise 2) to bestow, heap, lavish praise on smb. 3) to give praise to smb. 4) to sing smb. s praises 5) faint; fulsome; glowing, high, strong, unrestrained. unstinting praise 6) praise for 7) in praise of 8) (misc.) a chorus of… … Combinatory dictionary
lavish — 1. adjective 1) a lavish apartment Syn: sumptuous, luxurious, gorgeous, costly, expensive, opulent, grand, splendid, rich, fancy; informal posh 2) he was lavish with his hospitality Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Lavish — Lav ish (l[a^]v [i^]sh), a. [Akin to E. lave to lade out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.] 1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. [1913 Webster] 2. Superabundant; excessive; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lavish with — [phrasal verb] lavish (someone or something) with (something) : to give (someone or something) a large amount of (something) They lavished us with gifts. Everyone lavished the children with attention. The production was lavished with praise by… … Useful english dictionary
Lavish — Lav ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lavished} ( [i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lavishing}.] To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality; to squander; as, to lavish money or praise. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lavish — lav|ish1 [ˈlævıʃ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: lavish too great quantity (15 16 centuries), from Old French lavasse heavy rain , from laver to wash ] 1.) large, impressive, or expensive ▪ a royal palace on a lavish scale ▪ a lavish lifestyle ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
lavish — I adj. lavish in, with (lavish with praise; lavish in donating money to charity) II v. (d; tr.) to lavish on (to lavish gifts on smb.) * * * [ lævɪʃ] with (lavish with praise; lavish in donating money to charity) lavishin (d; tr.) to lavish on… … Combinatory dictionary
lavish — 1. adjective /ˈlævɪʃ/ a) Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. let her have needful, but not lavish, means. b) Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits … Wiktionary
lavish — 01. Her family is quite rich, so she was able to have a [lavish] wedding, followed by a huge reception. 02. The ballet company is putting on a [lavish] production of Swan Lake to celebrate its tenth anniversary. 03. We won a weekend in the… … Grammatical examples in English