Admin wants to share some other ways of saying ‘praise’. Hope you’re not sleepy yet :)
First, admin will tweet praise’s meaning. Praise: to express admiration about the achievement or characteristics of a person or a thing. Here are the other ways of saying praise:
- Congratulate. Meaning: to praise someone and say that you approve of or are pleased about a special or unusual achievement.
- Example:
- “My mother congratulated me and my band on winning on music competition last month.”
- Example:
- Compliment. Meaning: to praise or express admiration for someone for what she/he has done or the way she/he looks.
- Example:
- “Lyn was just complimenting Gerard on his band performance last night.”
- Example:
- Commend. Meaning: to formally praise someone or something. You can use this word when you praise someone publicly or officially.
- Example:
- “The headmaster commended Ray for his bravery.”
- Example:
- Pay tribute to (somebody/something). Meaning: to praise someone or something. If you don’t want to use commend, you can use this phrase when you praise someone publicly or officially.
- Example:
- “The President paid tribute to the Soccer team who had won the match.”
- Example:
- Flatter. Meaning: to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere.
- Example:
- “I knew my sister only flattering me because she wanted to borrow my dress for her friend’s birthday party.”
- Example:
- Rave. Meaning: to praise something very much. You can use this word when you praise someone or something a lot.
- Example:
- “Gwen raved over the shoes she had seen at the Jakarta Fashion Week last month.”
- Example:
That’s a wrap, fellas! Hope those words will be useful for you :)
Compiled and written by @iisumarni at @EnglishTips4U on Thursday, February 28, 2013
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