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compliment1 nouncompliment2 verb complimentcom‧pli‧ment1 /ˈkɒmpləmənt $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●○○ noun   compliment1Origin: 1600-1700 French, Italian, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir; ➔ COMPLY - ''You have lovely hair'', said Bob to Emma, who blushed at the compliment.
- "You look great!" "Thanks for the compliment."
- He's always paying her compliments and buying her flowers.
- Rob always showered me with compliments and made me feel special.
- Devote most of your time to reinforcing good behavior, with smiles, hugs, compliments or special privileges.
- In any walk of life that would be a compliment.
- In my opinion, comparison to the Nature Conservancy is a compliment.
- It was the third time she had failed to agree with his criticism and offered a compensating compliment.
- Station commander's compliments, and could Major Schramm spare him a few minutes?
- The appointment represented an extraordinary compliment to Giap, the former schoolteacher.
- We suggest that the choosing of the names for the child enables the parents to pay compliments to other relatives.
- Yet his manner made it clear that he was simply stating a fact, not flattering with a compliment.
praise that is given to someone or something► praise things you say to someone to show that you admire them or approve of what they have done: praise for: · The police deserve a lot of praise for the way they handled the situation.win/earn praise (=be praised for something): · The charity has earned widespread praise for its work.high praise (=praise from someone important or respected): · She said you have talent, and that's high praise coming from a best-selling author like her. ► compliment what you say when you tell someone they look nice or they have done something well: · "You have lovely hair," said Bob to Emma, who blushed at the compliment.pay/give somebody a compliment: · He's always paying her compliments and buying her flowers.shower somebody with compliments (=give someone a lot of compliments): · Rob always showered me with compliments and made me feel special. ► flattery nice things that you say about someone, which may not be true, in order to get something that you want from them: · She used a mixture of persuasion and flattery to get what she wanted.flattery will get you nowhere (=use this to tell someone that flattery will not help them get what they want): · I'll choose the best person for the job, so flattery will get you nowhere. ► recognition if someone gets recognition for their work, they get praised publicly, often after a long time: · She had to spend 10 years as a struggling artist, before receiving any recognition for her work.· Although he was popular in Europe, Hendrix had yet to achieve recognition in his home country. ► commendation formal an official statement praising someone, especially someone who has been very brave or very successful: · Patroni received an official commendation after rescuing twelve people from a sinking ship.· After winning the world championship, he received a note of commendation from the President. verbs► pay/give somebody a compliment· He was always paying her compliments. ► mean something as a compliment· When I said she’d lost weight, I meant it as a compliment. ► get/receive a compliment· The exhibition has received a lot of compliments from the public. ► accept a compliment (=show that you are pleased to have been given a compliment)· She accepted his compliment graciously. adjectives► a great compliment· He said he loved my paintings, which was a great compliment. ► the highest compliment (=the best thing you can say)· The highest compliment you can pay an actor is to say they don’t look as if they are acting. ► an unexpected compliment· John blushed at the unexpected compliment. ADJECTIVE► great· No great compliments, no thanks.· No greater compliment can be paid to the forthright intelligence of any businessman than to say that he understands production.· It was as if, in not knowing, he'd paid her a great compliment.· To Joe the greatest compliment was to be considered amusing, the greatest insult to be thought boring.· As for the comparison to Brigitte Bardot, it's a great compliment, because she is very beautiful.· She said it was just like you which is the greatest compliment she can give-and we can receive....· People still think the greatest compliment they can pay you is to say that you look younger than your age.· If they decide to emulate you this is fine, a great compliment. VERB► accept· People tend to opt out, criticize themselves, not accept compliments, not make decisions and feel frustrated.· Try to accept all compliments graciously.· You have accepted a compliment gracefully, without trying to pretend you don't deserve it.· Compliments Not accepting compliments is another example of aggressive behaviour.· Well, that's a form of flattery - I accept the compliment. ► give· Some of his displays have reminded me of Gerald Davies at his best - and I can give no-one a greater compliment.· Please give my compliments to Captain Tynes, and thank him for the smooth ride.· Let us face it, it helps to know a person to give an effective compliment, or constructive criticism.· In my early twenties I found that I would become aggressive when I was given a compliment.· People can be very shy about giving compliments. ► mean· They've put together a side of young lads and journeyman pros, and that is meant as a compliment.· Rahimullah, I think, meant it as a compliment. ► pay· It was as if, in not knowing, he'd paid her a great compliment.· We suggest that it enables the parents to pay a compliment to close friends by inviting them to be godparents.· By using the word man, Ian was paying me a compliment.· We suggest that the choosing of the names for the child enables the parents to pay compliments to other relatives.· Yes, Shelley could see why - the young man undoubtedly wasn't too ill to pay compliments.· Nehru, having accepted Commonwealth membership, was content to pay Mountbatten the compliment.· He wasn't paying her a compliment. ► receive· This was a truly superb feeling and we received some good compliments, that made it all worthwhile.· Did Jessica receive a compliment from her supervisor?· They received a rare compliment from the enemy themselves.· It isn't always easy to receive compliments, especially if you're not used to them. ► return· As she pulled on a tan leather blouson, she eyed me warily, and I returned the compliment.· Hardin returned the compliment with a blaster specifically borrowed for the occasion.· One year later, the Eastbourne Road school is returning the compliment.· If they failed to understand the settled peasants, the latter returned the compliment.· Characteristically, Scargill is not returning the compliment and is not planning to co-operate with the alliance.· I have ventured into the use of your name several times but you have not returned the compliment.· What else to do but return the compliment?· Cheltenham's Tory faithful welcomed the Lady and she returned the compliment. ► take· He would only assume that she attached some importance to his opinion and take it as a compliment.· Find it hard to take compliments?· But when she heard such things, Privet took it as a compliment.· But the members of Greyhound Soul take it as a compliment, as it was meant to be taken.· I take that as a compliment.· It may even be taken as a compliment that they save room for your desserts.· It is taken as a compliment because a man with a reputation as dangerous will be respected.· I did not quite know what they meant but I took it as a compliment. ► with the compliments of somebody/with our compliments► the compliments of the season► return the compliment- As she pulled on a tan leather blouson, she eyed me warily, and I returned the compliment.
- Characteristically, Scargill is not returning the compliment and is not planning to co-operate with the alliance.
- Cheltenham's Tory faithful welcomed the Lady and she returned the compliment.
- Hardin returned the compliment with a blaster specifically borrowed for the occasion.
- I have ventured into the use of your name several times but you have not returned the compliment.
- If they failed to understand the settled peasants, the latter returned the compliment.
- One year later, the Eastbourne Road school is returning the compliment.
- What else to do but return the compliment?
- It's a back-handed compliment really, you know.
- I said he was a workaholic, and he seemed to take it as a compliment.
- After a bit she became used to being stared at, even taking it as a compliment.
- After all, these services are free and we take it as a compliment if you ask.
- But Marcel would no doubt take that as a compliment.
- But the members of Greyhound Soul take it as a compliment, as it was meant to be taken.
- But when she heard such things, Privet took it as a compliment.
- He would only assume that she attached some importance to his opinion and take it as a compliment.
- I did not quite know what they meant but I took it as a compliment.
- I take that as a compliment.
- Please give my compliments to the chef; the food was excellent.
1[countable] a remark that shows you admire someone or something:  All the guests paid her extravagant compliments. Being compared to Abba is a great compliment.compliment on compliments on her appearance2take something as a compliment to be pleased about what someone says about you, even though they may not mean to be nice: They all seem to think that I ask rather cheeky questions, which I’ll take as a compliment.3[singular] an action that shows you admire someone: He paid MacLennan the finest compliment of all by imitating him.compliment to It’s a great compliment to the band that he came out of retirement to interview them.4fish for compliments to try to make someone say something nice about you5compliments [plural] praise or good wishes: This soup is delicious; my compliments to the chef.6with the compliments of somebody/with our compliments formal used by a person or company when they send or give something to you: With the compliments of J. Smith & Son. Please accept these tickets with our compliments.7the compliments of the season old-fashioned used as a spoken or written greeting at Christmas and New Year8return the compliment to behave towards someone in the same way as they have behaved towards you: They didn’t take a lot of notice of me, and I returned the compliment.9back-handed compliment British English, left-handed compliment American English something that someone says to you which is nice and not nice at the same time: ‘You’ve got a brain. Try using it.’ ‘Thanks for the back-handed compliment!’COLLOCATIONSverbspay/give somebody a compliment· He was always paying her compliments.mean something as a compliment· When I said she’d lost weight, I meant it as a compliment.get/receive a compliment· The exhibition has received a lot of compliments from the public.accept a compliment (=show that you are pleased to have been given a compliment)· She accepted his compliment graciously.adjectivesa great compliment· He said he loved my paintings, which was a great compliment.the highest compliment (=the best thing you can say)· The highest compliment you can pay an actor is to say they don’t look as if they are acting.an unexpected compliment· John blushed at the unexpected compliment.compliment1 nouncompliment2 verb complimentcom‧pli‧ment2 /ˈkɒmpləment $ ˈkɑːm-/ ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcompliment |
| Present | I, you, we, they | compliment | | he, she, it | compliments | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | complimented | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have complimented | | he, she, it | has complimented | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had complimented | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will compliment | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have complimented |
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| Present | I | am complimenting | | he, she, it | is complimenting | | you, we, they | are complimenting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was complimenting | | you, we, they | were complimenting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been complimenting | | he, she, it | has been complimenting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been complimenting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be complimenting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been complimenting |
- She blushed when men complimented her.
- Stephany received loud, sustained applause when complimented by Roberts yesterday.
- The man complimented him on his footwork and suggested that he apply for a dance host position.
- They complimented each other for their ability to collaborate effectively as a team.
► praise to say that you admire and approve of someone or something, especially publicly: · The film was praised by the critics when it first came out.· The report praises staff in both schools.· It’s important to praise children. ► congratulate to tell someone that you think it is good that they have achieved something: · I congratulated him on his success.· The government should be congratulated for what they have achieved. ► compliment to say to someone that you like how they look, or you like something they have done: · She complimented me on my new hairstyle.· He complimented my cooking. ► flatter to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it: · He had persuaded her to buy it by flattering her and being charming.· You’re just flattering me! ► rave about something (also enthuse about something formal) to talk about something you enjoy or admire in an excited way, and say that it is very good. Rave is rather informal, whereas enthuse is much more formal and is used mainly in written English: · Everyone is raving about the movie.· She enthused about the joys of motherhood. ► applaud formal to publicly praise a decision, action, idea etc: · Business leaders applauded the decision.· A spokesperson applauded the way the festival had been run. ► commend formal to praise someone or something, especially officially: · After the battle, Andrew Jackson commended him for ‘his courage and fidelity’.· The officers should be commended for their prompt action. ► hail somebody/something as something especially written to describe someone or something in a way that shows you have a very good opinion of them, especially in newspapers, on television reports etc: · The book was hailed as a masterpiece.· Journalists and music writers hailed the band as ‘the next big thing’.· He is being hailed as the new James Dean. to praise someone or something► praise to say that you admire someone or approve of something good that they have done: · Fire chiefs praised a 10-year-old girl who saved her brother's life yesterday.praise somebody for something: · Local people were praised for their calm response to the crisis.highly praised: · His column was a regular and highly praised feature of the newspaper. ► congratulate to tell someone that you are pleased or impressed because they have achieved something special: · I would like to congratulate all the prizewinners.congratulate somebody on (doing) something: · The President congratulated him on winning the title.· I wrote a letter congratulating him on his appointment.congratulate somebody for (doing) something: · The committee is to be congratulated for presenting its findings in such an informative manner. ► compliment to tell someone that you like the way they look or that you are pleased with something that they have done: · She blushed when men complimented her.compliment somebody on something: · Everyone complimented me on my new hairstyle. ► be complimentary about to say good or approving things about a person or their achievements: · Peter is always very complimentary about your work.· She was actually highly complimentary about you. ► say good things about if you say good things about someone, you praise their abilities, usually in their work: · People are saying really good things about you -- that you are well-trained, are thorough, conscientious... ► speak highly of to praise someone or their work because you admire them: · I'm so pleased to meet you -- my wife has always spoken very highly of you.· All her former clients speak highly of her legal skills. ► pay tribute to to praise someone publicly, especially to show respect for them and what they have achieved: · John Motum, presenting the trophy, paid tribute to the players and coaches.· Friends of the actor paid tribute to his talent and expressed shock as news of his death became public. ► put in a good word for if someone puts in a good word for you with someone in a position of authority, they praise you to them, especially in order to help you to get a job or to avoid punishment: · The producers told me later that I got the job because Paul put in a good word for me.put in a good word for somebody with somebody: · Can you put in a good word for me with your colleagues on the council? to say something nice to someone in order to praise themcompliment somebody on something Bob complimented me on my new hairstyle. The groom was so nervous he forgot to compliment the bridesmaids.► see thesaurus at praise |