"preach" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: /pɹiːt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preach.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -iːtʃ Etymology: From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō. Doublet of predicate. The Latin word is also the source of Old English predician (“to preach”), Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), Dutch preken (“to preach”), German Low German preken (“to preach”), German predigen (“to preach”), Danish prædike (“to preach”), Swedish predika (“to preach”), Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|prechen}} Middle English prechen, {{der|en|fro|prëechier}} Old French prëechier, {{m|fro|precchier}} precchier, {{cog|fr|prêcher}} French prêcher, {{der|en|la|praedicō}} Latin praedicō, {{doublet|en|predicate}} Doublet of predicate, {{cog|ang|predician|t=to preach}} Old English predician (“to preach”), {{cog|stq|preetje||to preach}} Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), {{cog|fy|preekje||to preach}} West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), {{cog|nl|preken||to preach}} Dutch preken (“to preach”), {{cog|nds-de|preken||to preach}} German Low German preken (“to preach”), {{cog|de|predigen|t=to preach}} German predigen (“to preach”), {{cog|da|prædike|t=to preach}} Danish prædike (“to preach”), {{cog|sv|predika|t=to preach}} Swedish predika (“to preach”), {{cog|is|prédika|t=to preach}} Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), {{cog|nn|preika|t=to preach}} Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”)
  1. (slang) Expressing strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking). Tags: slang Synonyms: church
    Sense id: en-preach-en-intj-mroLLyg~

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɹiːt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preach.wav [Southern-England] Forms: preaches [plural]
Rhymes: -iːtʃ Etymology: From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō. Doublet of predicate. The Latin word is also the source of Old English predician (“to preach”), Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), Dutch preken (“to preach”), German Low German preken (“to preach”), German predigen (“to preach”), Danish prædike (“to preach”), Swedish predika (“to preach”), Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|prechen}} Middle English prechen, {{der|en|fro|prëechier}} Old French prëechier, {{m|fro|precchier}} precchier, {{cog|fr|prêcher}} French prêcher, {{der|en|la|praedicō}} Latin praedicō, {{doublet|en|predicate}} Doublet of predicate, {{cog|ang|predician|t=to preach}} Old English predician (“to preach”), {{cog|stq|preetje||to preach}} Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), {{cog|fy|preekje||to preach}} West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), {{cog|nl|preken||to preach}} Dutch preken (“to preach”), {{cog|nds-de|preken||to preach}} German Low German preken (“to preach”), {{cog|de|predigen|t=to preach}} German predigen (“to preach”), {{cog|da|prædike|t=to preach}} Danish prædike (“to preach”), {{cog|sv|predika|t=to preach}} Swedish predika (“to preach”), {{cog|is|prédika|t=to preach}} Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), {{cog|nn|preika|t=to preach}} Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} preach (plural preaches)
  1. (obsolete) A religious discourse. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-preach-en-noun-r-0NdcCr Disambiguation of Religion: 9 57 21 13 0 0 0

Verb [English]

IPA: /pɹiːt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-preach.wav [Southern-England] Forms: preaches [present, singular, third-person], preaching [participle, present], preached [participle, past], preached [past], praught [nonstandard, participle, past], praught [nonstandard, past]
Rhymes: -iːtʃ Etymology: From Middle English prechen, from Old French prëechier, precchier (Modern French prêcher), from Latin praedicō. Doublet of predicate. The Latin word is also the source of Old English predician (“to preach”), Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), Dutch preken (“to preach”), German Low German preken (“to preach”), German predigen (“to preach”), Danish prædike (“to preach”), Swedish predika (“to preach”), Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deyḱ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|prechen}} Middle English prechen, {{der|en|fro|prëechier}} Old French prëechier, {{m|fro|precchier}} precchier, {{cog|fr|prêcher}} French prêcher, {{der|en|la|praedicō}} Latin praedicō, {{doublet|en|predicate}} Doublet of predicate, {{cog|ang|predician|t=to preach}} Old English predician (“to preach”), {{cog|stq|preetje||to preach}} Saterland Frisian preetje (“to preach”), {{cog|fy|preekje||to preach}} West Frisian preekje (“to preach”), {{cog|nl|preken||to preach}} Dutch preken (“to preach”), {{cog|nds-de|preken||to preach}} German Low German preken (“to preach”), {{cog|de|predigen|t=to preach}} German predigen (“to preach”), {{cog|da|prædike|t=to preach}} Danish prædike (“to preach”), {{cog|sv|predika|t=to preach}} Swedish predika (“to preach”), {{cog|is|prédika|t=to preach}} Icelandic prédika (“to preach”), {{cog|nn|preika|t=to preach}} Norwegian Nynorsk preika (“to preach”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=praught|past2_qual=nonstandard|past_ptc2=praught|past_ptc2_qual=nonstandard}} preach (third-person singular simple present preaches, present participle preaching, simple past and past participle preached or (nonstandard) praught)
  1. (intransitive) To give a sermon. Tags: intransitive Translations (give a sermon): κηρύσσω (kērússō) (Ancient Greek), خَطَبَ (ḵaṭaba) (Arabic), وَعَظَ (waʕaẓa) (Arabic), خطب (ḵṭab) [Moroccan-Arabic] (Arabic), քարոզել (kʻarozel) (Armenian), проповя́двам (propovjádvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), 講道 (Chinese Mandarin), 讲道 (jiǎngdào) (Chinese Mandarin), kázat [imperfective] (Czech), verkondigen (Dutch), preken (Dutch), prediken (Dutch), prediki (Esperanto), saarnata (Finnish), prêcher (French), ქადაგება (kadageba) (Georgian), ქადაგებს (kadagebs) (Georgian), predigen (German), 𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (mērjan) (Gothic), κηρύσσω (kirýsso) (Greek), prédikál (Hungarian), predika (Icelandic), predikar (Ido), seanmóir a thabhairt (Irish), predicare (Italian), rakkavaa deevelesko lau (Kalo Finnish Romani), rikkavaa preediika (Kalo Finnish Romani), prjatkowaś [imperfective] (Lower Sorbian), priedegen (Luxembourgish), проповеда (propoveda) (Macedonian), preaçh (Manx), sharmanee (Manx), kauhau (Maori), kauwhau (Maori), uhutuɓu (Ngazidja Comorian), preke (Norwegian Bokmål), preika (Norwegian Nynorsk), predician (Old English), pridchaid (Old Irish), pregar (Portuguese), predica (Romanian), пропове́довать (propovédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), searmonaich (Scottish Gaelic), propovijédati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), propovédati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), kázať [imperfective] (Slovak), prídigati (Slovene), predicar (Spanish), predika (Swedish), pretchî (Walloon), pregethu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-preach-en-verb-8jtpRsXs Disambiguation of 'give a sermon': 80 14 1 1 4
  2. (transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue. Tags: transitive Translations (proclaim by public discourse): κηρύσσω (kērússō) (Ancient Greek), كَرَزَ (karaza) (Arabic), ܟܪܰܙ (kraz) [Classical-Syriac] (Aramaic), כְּרַז (kraz) (Aramaic), כְּרַז (kraz) (Aramaic), проповя́двам (propovjádvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), 宣揚 (Chinese Mandarin), 宣扬 (xuānyáng) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ (kērusse) (Coptic), saarnata (Finnish), proclamer (French), prêcher (French), predigen (German), verkündigen (German), craobhscaoil (Irish), predicare (Italian), praedicō (Latin), κηρύσσω (kirýsso) (Modern Greek), głosić [imperfective] (Polish), kazać [imperfective] (Polish), пропове́довать (propovédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), propovijédati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), propovédati [imperfective] (Serbo-Croatian), prídigati (Slovene), predicar (Spanish), kutangaza (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-preach-en-verb-cHGvIUNT Disambiguation of 'proclaim by public discourse': 10 86 1 2 2
  3. (transitive) To advise or recommend earnestly. Tags: transitive Translations (advise or recommend earnestly): քարոզել (kʻarozel) (Armenian), поучавам (poučavam) (Bulgarian), 說教 (Chinese Mandarin), 说教 (shuōjiào) (Chinese Mandarin), kázat (Czech), saarnata (Finnish), predigen (German), prédikál (Hungarian), predika (Icelandic), predicare (Italian), проповеда (propoveda) (Macedonian), pregar (Portuguese), predicar (Spanish), predika (Swedish), pretchî (Walloon), pirlodjî (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-preach-en-verb-n61HdZsO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Kalo Finnish Romani terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 13 11 14 41 3 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 8 7 12 44 5 13 Disambiguation of Kalo Finnish Romani terms in nonstandard scripts: 7 11 9 13 50 3 8 Disambiguation of 'advise or recommend earnestly': 1 1 90 3 4
  4. (transitive) To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-preach-en-verb-ozQEuQ8d
  5. (intransitive) To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-preach-en-verb-psN64kNY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: praught

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        "To give a sermon."
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        "(intransitive) To give a sermon."
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          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "خَطَبَ"
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          "word": "وَعَظَ"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "քարոզել"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "propovjádvam",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "проповя́двам"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "講道"
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiǎngdào",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "讲道"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "kázat"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "verkondigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "preken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "prediken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "prediki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "saarnata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "prêcher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "kadageba",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "ქადაგება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "kadagebs",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "ქადაგებს"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "predigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "mērjan",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kirýsso",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "κηρύσσω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kērússō",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "κηρύσσω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "prédikál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "predika"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "predikar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "seanmóir a thabhairt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "pridchaid"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "it",
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "lb",
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
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          "lang": "Old English",
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          "word": "predician"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "rmf",
          "lang": "Kalo Finnish Romani",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "rmf",
          "lang": "Kalo Finnish Romani",
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          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "word": "predica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
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            "imperfective"
          ],
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        {
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          "code": "gd",
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          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
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          "sense": "give a sermon",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "sh",
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          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
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          "code": "sl",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
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          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
          "code": "es",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "80 14 1 1 4",
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        "(transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue."
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          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "tags": [
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        },
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            "Jewish Babylonian Aramaic"
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          "roman": "kraz",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "כְּרַז"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "kraz",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
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          "roman": "propovjádvam",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "проповя́двам"
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          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "宣揚"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xuānyáng",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "宣扬"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "cop",
          "lang": "Coptic",
          "roman": "kērusse",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "ⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "saarnata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "proclamer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "prêcher"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "predigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "verkündigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kērússō",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "κηρύσσω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Modern Greek",
          "roman": "kirýsso",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "κηρύσσω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "craobhscaoil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "predicare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "praedicō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "głosić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "kazać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
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          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "propovédati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "prídigati"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
          "word": "predicar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 86 1 2 2",
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          "sense": "proclaim by public discourse",
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        "(transitive) To advise or recommend earnestly."
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
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        {
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
          "word": "說教"
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        {
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          "roman": "shuōjiào",
          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
          "word": "说教"
        },
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
          "word": "kázat"
        },
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
          "word": "saarnata"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 90 3 4",
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
          "word": "predigen"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
          "word": "prédikál"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
          "word": "predika"
        },
        {
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          "word": "predicare"
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          "word": "проповеда"
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          "sense": "advise or recommend earnestly",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "1 1 90 3 4",
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      "rhymes": "-iːtʃ"
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      "word": "practice what one preaches"
    },
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      "word": "practise what one preaches"
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    {
      "word": "preach down"
    },
    {
      "word": "preacher"
    },
    {
      "word": "preaching band"
    },
    {
      "word": "preaching cross"
    },
    {
      "word": "preaching friar"
    },
    {
      "word": "preach in the desert"
    },
    {
      "word": "preach to deaf ears"
    },
    {
      "word": "preach to the choir"
    },
    {
      "word": "preach to the congregation"
    },
    {
      "word": "preach to the converted"
    },
    {
      "word": "preach up"
    },
    {
      "word": "preach water and drink wine"
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    {
      "word": "preachy"
    }
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      "form": "preaching",
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      "form": "preached",
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      "form": "preached",
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        "(intransitive) To give a sermon."
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        "To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue."
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        "(transitive) To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue."
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        "To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching."
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      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner."
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          "advice"
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          "offensive",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner."
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      "ipa": "/pɹiːt͡ʃ/"
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      "rhymes": "-iːtʃ"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "ḵaṭaba",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "خَطَبَ"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "وَعَظَ"
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "kʻarozel",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "քարոզել"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "propovjádvam",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "проповя́двам"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "講道"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiǎngdào",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "讲道"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kázat"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "verkondigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "preken"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "prediken"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "prediki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "saarnata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "prêcher"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "kadageba",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "ქადაგება"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "kadagebs",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "ქადაგებს"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "predigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "mērjan",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "kirýsso",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "κηρύσσω"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kērússō",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "κηρύσσω"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "prédikál"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "predika"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "predikar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "seanmóir a thabhairt"
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      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "pridchaid"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "predicare"
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      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "priedegen"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "проповеда"
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      "code": "gv",
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      "code": "gv",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "code": "mi",
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    {
      "code": "zdj",
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "uhutuɓu"
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "preke"
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
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      "code": "ang",
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      "sense": "give a sermon",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "give a sermon",
      "word": "pregar"
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      "code": "rmf",
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      "code": "sl",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "arc",
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      "word": "ܟܪܰܙ"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "word": "քարոզել"
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        {
          "text": "- If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!"
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        {
          "text": "- Preach!"
        }
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        "Expressing strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking)."
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.