applaud

UK /əˈplɔːd/US /əˈplɔːd/

Meaning

verb

to show your approval of somebody/something by clapping your hands (= hitting your open hands together several times)

“He started to applaud and the others joined in.”

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“And just as a show, well, maybe if you could just applaud.”

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“I expected to be applauded for my cleverness and my arithmetic skills.”

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