different between praise vs hurrah

English

Etymology

From Middle English praisen, preisen, borrowed from Old French proisier, preisier (“to value, prize”), from Late Latin preti? (“to value, prize”) from pretium (“price, worth, reward”). See prize. Displaced native Middle English lofen, loven (“to praise”) (from Old English lofian, compare Middle English and Old English lof (“praise”), see love, lofe, loff), Middle English herien (“to praise, glorify, celebrate”) (from Old English herian), Middle English rosen (“to praise, glorify”) (from Old Norse hrósa).

Pronunciation

• enPR: pr?z, IPA^(key): /p?e?z/
• Rhymes: -e?z
• Homophones: prays, preys

Noun

praise (countable and uncountable, plural praises)

1. commendation; favourable representation in words

2. worship

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:praise

Antonyms

• blame
• criticize
• See Thesaurus:praise

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

praise (third-person singular simple present praises, present participle praising, simple past and past participle praised)

1. To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.

Antonyms

• blame

Derived terms

• overpraise
• underpraise
• unpraised

Translations

Further reading

• praise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• praise in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Arispe, Parise, Pearis, Persia, aspire, paires, paries, spirea

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

praise f

1. genitive singular of prais

English

Alternative forms

• hoorah, hooray, hurra, hurray

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly adopted from German hurra, itself of uncertain origin, or possibly an alteration of huzzah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?????/
• Rhymes: -??

Interjection

hurrah

1. Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.

Synonyms

• (expression of approval): see Thesaurus:well done
• (expression of joy): see Thesaurus:yay

Translations

Noun

hurrah (plural hurrahs)

1. A cheer; a cry of hurrah!.

Derived terms

• the last hurrah

Translations

Verb

hurrah (third-person singular simple present hurrahs, present participle hurrahing, simple past and past participle hurrahed)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To give a hurrah (to somebody).