Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to laud
Participle: lauded
Gerund: lauding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | laud |
| you | laud |
| he;she;it | lauds |
| we | laud |
| you | laud |
| they | laud |
Perfect
| I | have lauded |
| you | have lauded |
| he;she;it | has lauded |
| we | have lauded |
| you | have lauded |
| they | have lauded |
Past
| I | lauded |
| you | lauded |
| he;she;it | lauded |
| we | lauded |
| you | lauded |
| they | lauded |
Pluperfect
| I | had lauded |
| you | had lauded |
| he;she;it | had lauded |
| we | had lauded |
| you | had lauded |
| they | had lauded |
Future
| I | will laud |
| you | will laud |
| he;she;it | will laud |
| we | will laud |
| you | will laud |
| they | will laud |
Future Perfect
| I | will have lauded |
| you | will have lauded |
| he;she;it | will have lauded |
| we | will have lauded |
| you | will have lauded |
| they | will have lauded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | laud |
| you | laud |
| he;she;it | laud |
| we | laud |
| you | laud |
| they | laud |
Perfect
| I | have lauded |
| you | have lauded |
| he;she;it | have lauded |
| we | have lauded |
| you | have lauded |
| they | have lauded |
Imperfect
| I | lauded |
| you | lauded |
| he;she;it | lauded |
| we | lauded |
| you | lauded |
| they | lauded |
Pluperfect
| I | had lauded |
| you | had lauded |
| he;she;it | had lauded |
| we | had lauded |
| you | had lauded |
| they | had lauded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would laud |
| you | would laud |
| he;she;it | would laud |
| we | would laud |
| you | would laud |
| they | would laud |
Perfect
| I | would have lauded |
| you | would have lauded |
| he;she;it | would have lauded |
| we | would have lauded |
| you | would have lauded |
| they | would have lauded |
Imperative
| you | laud |
| we | Let's laud |
| you | laud |
Verbs conjugated like 'laud'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'laud'
gaud,
land,
lard,
plaud,
add,
aid,
and,
bad,
bald,
band,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- praise
- celebrate, compliment, applaud, honor, glorify, esteem, extol, bless
Antonyms
- to hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult
- commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere, talk up, offend
- to convey one's disapproval of
- compliment, congratulate, criticize
- praise
- condemn, blame, censure, discommend
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1377, from O.Fr.
lauder, from L.
laudere "to praise," from
laus (gen.
laudis) "praise, fame glory." Cognate with O.E.
leoð "song, poem, hymn," from P.Gmc.
*leuthan (cf. O.N.
ljoð "strophe," Ger.
Leid "song," Goth.
liuþon "to praise").
Lauds (c.1340, from O.Fr.) is the morning Church service in which psalms of praise to God (Psalms 148-150) are sung.
Laudable first recorded c.1420.
2. Inherited from Middle English lauden, from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, laudāre, from laus (“praise, glory, fame, renown”), from echoic Proto-Indo-European root *leh₁wdʰ- (“song, sound”). Cognate with Old English lēoþ (“song, poem”), German Lied (“song”). Doublet of leed. See: Latin '
laudo'.
Verbs referencing "laud"
Ido laudar.
Sample Sentences
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[...] is for the rich; and the good that is in them, shines the brighter for it. In many a noble mansion lives a man, the best of husbands and of fathers, whose private worth in both capacities is justly lauded to the skies. But bring him here, upon this crowded deck. Strip from his fair young wife her silken dress and jewels, unbind her braided hair, stamp early wrinkles on her brow, pinch her pale [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] all on board, brightened and sparkled like itself: and there we all stood, watching this revolving light upon the rock at Holyhead, and praising it for its brightness and its friendly warning, and lauding it, in short, above all other signal lights that ever were displayed, until it once more glimmered faintly in the distance, far behind us.
(American Notes for General Circulation)