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# applaud

verb (applaud, applauds, applauded, applauding)

«applaud» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To applaud is to clap your hands to show that you liked a show, a speech or a performance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#m1)
2. To applaud someone or something is to praise them or say they did right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#m2)

### In the lessons

At school assemblies, plays and concerts the audience applauds. In news and ethics, people «applaud» a brave or kind decision. Phrases: «applaud loudly», «applaud the decision», «stand and applaud».

### Examples

- The audience applauded at the end of the school play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#x1)
- Everyone applauded when Sara scored the goal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#x2)
- We applaud your hard work this year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#x3)
- The crowd stood up and applauded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#x4)
- Teachers applauded the pupils' idea to recycle more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#x5)
- Please applaud our guest speaker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#x6)
- All the animals applauded the Fox loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/#x7)

### Note

Noun: «applause» (uncountable). Spelling: two p's. In everyday speech people say «clap» more often. Formal use: «I applaud your honesty» = I praise it.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «applaud» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/applaud/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«applaud» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/applaud.html) on Mova free.