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US/əˈplɑːz/
UK/əˈplɔːz/
the sound of people clapping to show that they enjoyed something
In context
The audience broke into applause when the singer appeared.
Let's give a big round of applause to our volunteers.
Her speech ended to loud applause from the students.
Words that go with applause
noun + preposition
- round of applausePlease give the speaker a round of applause.
adjective + noun
- loud applauseThe band left the stage to loud applause.
- warm applauseThe new teacher was welcomed with warm applause.
- thunderous applauseThe final song got thunderous applause.
verb + preposition
- break into applauseThe crowd broke into applause after the goal.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
They gave him many applauses.Correct: They gave him a lot of applause.