To applaud is to show approval, encouragement, or appreciation. You can applaud by clapping your hands at a performance, or you can applaud with just your mouth, as when you tell someone "I applaud your decision to start exercising."
To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
Verb
express approval of; "I applaud your efforts"
Verb
clap one''s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
v. t.
To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation,
or other significant sign.
v. t.
To praise by words; to express approbation of; to
commend; to approve.
v. i.
To express approbation loudly or significantly.
Applaud
I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again.2.
By the gods, I do applaud his courage.
Applaud
To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
To express approbation loudly or significantly.
Usage Examples
The movies are the only business where you can go out front and applaud yourself.
Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated.
The trouble with the Labour Party leadership and the trade union leadership, they're quite willing to applaud millions on the streets of the Philippines or in Eastern Europe, without understanding the need to also produce millions of people on the streets of Britain.
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Other Usage ExamplesFree speech is not to be regulated like diseased cattle and impure butter. The audience that hissed yesterday may applaud today, even for the same performance.
The whites come to applaud a Negro performer just like the colored do. When you've got the respect of white and colored, you can ease a lot of things.
I applaud the American Cancer Society for all they do to eradicate smoking. Their local, state and national efforts help to discourage young people from taking up this deadly habit and the resources they provide have helped numerous smokers quit.
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