🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

칭찬

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chingchan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Praise/preɪz/
verbnounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 칭찬은 그녀에게 큰 힘이 되었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.

    "The teacher's praise for her students' hard work motivated them to continue striving for excellence."
As verb
  1. 1

    To express warm approval or admiration of.

    "She praised her colleague for the innovative ideas presented during the meeting."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'praise' originates from the Latin 'pretium', meaning 'price' or 'value', which evolved into the Old French 'priser', meaning 'to prize or value highly'. Over time, it shifted in meaning to denote expressing approval or admiration.

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