Applaud — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

express approval of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪnəlˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐplˈɔːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐplˈɔːd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪnəlˌɪzəm/.

Examples

I applaud your efforts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clap acclaim spat

Antonyms

boo

Parts of Speech

verb	clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
verb	express approval of “I applaud your efforts”

Word Forms

applauder	noun	someone who applauds
clapper	noun	someone who applauds
clapping	noun	a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
acclaim	noun	enthusiastic approval
applaudable	adjective	worthy of high praise

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

applaudieren

Nach Auftritten klatschen oder schreien, um Zustimmung auszudrücken

🇫🇷French

applaudir

applaudir ou crier après les représentations pour indiquer son approbation

🇪🇸Spanish

aplaudir

aplaudir o gritar después de las actuaciones para indicar aprobación

🇮🇹Italian

applaudire

battere le mani o gridare dopo le esibizioni per indicare l'approvazione

🇳🇱Dutch

applaudisseren

in de handen klappen of schreeuwen na optredens om goedkeuring aan te geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

aplaudir

bater palmas ou gritar após as apresentações para indicar aprovação

🇷🇺Russian

аплодировать

хлопать в ладоши или кричать после выступления, чтобы выразить одобрение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सराहना

प्रदर्शन के बाद अनुमोदन दर्शाने के लिए ताली बजाना या चिल्लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

করতালি

অনুমোদন নির্দেশ করতে পারফরম্যান্সের পরে হাততালি বা চিৎকার করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கைதட்டல்

ஒருவரின் கைதட்டல் அல்லது நிகழ்ச்சிகளுக்குப் பிறகு கத்துவது ஒப்புதலைக் குறிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చప్పట్లు కొట్టండి

ఆమోదాన్ని సూచించడానికి ఒకరి చేతులు చప్పట్లు కొట్టండి లేదా ప్రదర్శనల తర్వాత అరవండి

🇮🇳Marathi

टाळ्या

टाळ्या वाजवा किंवा मंजुरी दर्शविण्यासाठी कामगिरीनंतर ओरडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તાળીઓ પાડવી

મંજૂરી દર્શાવવા માટે કોઈના હાથ તાળી પાડો અથવા પ્રદર્શન પછી બૂમો પાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆ ತಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಅಂಗೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಲು ಒಬ್ಬರ ಕೈಗಳನ್ನು ಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆ ತಟ್ಟಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನದ ನಂತರ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനന്ദിക്കുക

അംഗീകാരം സൂചിപ്പിക്കാൻ ഒരാളുടെ കൈകൊട്ടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രകടനങ്ങൾക്ക് ശേഷം ആർപ്പുവിളിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਾੜੀਆਂ

ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਗੀ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਤਾੜੀਆਂ ਵਜਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਚੀਕੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تالیاں بجانا

تالیاں بجائیں یا پرفارمنس کے بعد منظوری کی نشاندہی کرنے کے لیے چیخیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鼓掌

表演结束后拍手或喊叫以表示认可

🇯🇵Japanese

拍手する

演奏後に手を叩いたり叫んだりして承認を示す

🇰🇷Korean

박수를 보내다

공연이 끝난 후 승인을 표시하기 위해 손뼉을 치거나 소리를 지르는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoan hô

vỗ tay hoặc hét lên sau khi biểu diễn để thể hiện sự đồng tình

🇹🇭Thai

ปรบมือ

ปรบมือหรือตะโกนหลังการแสดงเพื่อแสดงการยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertepuk tangan

bertepuk tangan atau berteriak setelah pertunjukan untuk menunjukkan persetujuan

🇵🇭Filipino

palakpakan

pumalakpak ng mga kamay o sumigaw pagkatapos ng mga pagtatanghal upang ipahiwatig ang pagsang-ayon

🇲🇾Malay

tepuk tangan

bertepuk tangan atau menjerit selepas persembahan untuk menunjukkan kelulusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشيد

يصفق بيديه أو يصرخ بعد العروض للإشارة إلى الموافقة

🇮🇷Persian

کف زدن

دست زدن یا فریاد زدن بعد از اجرا برای نشان دادن تایید

🇹🇷Turkish

alkışlamak

Gösterilerden sonra onayı belirtmek için ellerini çırpmak veya bağırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׁבֵּחַ

מוחאים כפיים או צועקים לאחר הופעות כדי להצביע על אישור

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