{
    "term": "praise",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "words that show that you approve of and admire somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "praise for somethingpraise from somebodypraise for something from somebodyin praise of somebody/something",
            "labels": "less frequent",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The team coach singled out two players for special praise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His teachers are **full of praise** for the progress he's making.",
                    "contextForm": "praise for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His latest movie has **won high praise** from the critics.",
                    "contextForm": "praise from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He received widespread praise for his performance from fans on social media.",
                    "contextForm": "praise for something from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Critics **heaped/lavished/showered praise on** her latest movie."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **deserve/earn/garner praise**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have **nothing but praise** for the way they handled the investigation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wrote poems in praise of freedom.",
                    "contextForm": "in praise of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She left with their praises ringing in her ears."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They always **sing his praises** *(= praise him very highly)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was unstinting in her praise of her teacher."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wrote many poems in praise of his wife."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The French manager led the chorus of praise for the German team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The play has attracted universal praise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The speech earned her lavish praise from the press."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were words of praise for the show's designer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These artists deserve praise for the clarity of their visions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This book is beyond praise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an article heaping praise on the government"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "effusive", "extravagant"],
                "verb + praise": ["be full of", "be fulsome in", "be gushing in"],
                "preposition": ["beyond praise", "in praise of", "praise for"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a chorus of praise",
                    "a paean of praise",
                    "have nothing but praise for somebody/​something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the expression of thanks to or respect for God",
            "sensetop": "praise to somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**hymns/songs of praise**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "joyous singing and praise to God",
                    "contextForm": "praise to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Praise be (to God)! *(= expressing belief or joy)*"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "effusive", "extravagant"],
                "verb + praise": ["be full of", "be fulsome in", "be gushing in"],
                "preposition": ["beyond praise", "in praise of", "praise for"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a chorus of praise",
                    "a paean of praise",
                    "have nothing but praise for somebody/​something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to praise somebody/something only a little, in order to show that you do not really like them/it",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/preɪz/",
                "audio": "pr/praise/praise__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/preɪz/",
                "audio": "pr/praise/praise__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (also in the sense ‘set a price on, attach value to’): from Old French preisier ‘to prize, praise’, from late Latin pretiare, from Latin pretium ‘price’. Compare with prize."
}