Polyglot Dictionary

alabar

/alaˈβaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
alabo
preterite (yo)
alabé
past participle
alabado

Meaning

  1. to praise

    • Alabó su trabajo.

      He praised her work.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ensalzar

ensalzar means to praise or extol highly, elevating someone's status through praise, more intense; alabar is the general word for "to praise."

encomiar

encomiar is a formal or literary word for "to praise, commend," similar intensity to ensalzar; alabar is the general, everyday word.

elogiar

elogiar and alabar are both common, general words for "to praise," nearly interchangeable, though elogiar is perhaps slightly more common in written or formal contexts.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

louvar

louvar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to praise."

Practice

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