hailsomeone/somethingassomething
phrasal verbwithhailverbuk/heɪl/us/heɪl/
C2
topraiseapersonor anachievementbycomparingthem to someone or something very good:
She's beenhailedas one of thebestyoungdancerstoday.
Thefilmwashailedas amasterpieceinitsday.
- Anordinarypriest, he washailedby thousands as the newmessiah.
- Theconstitutionalchangeshave beenhailedas atriumphfordemocracy.
- Themanagerhailedhisyoungteamaspotentialchampions.
- Thefilmhas beenhailedas the director'sbestwork.
- Thesingerhas beenhailedas the country'sbrightestnewtalent.
Praising and applauding
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- dispatch
- eulogistic
- eulogize
- eulogy
- exalt
- extol
- honour
- panegyric
- panegyrical
- panegyrist
- patsomeoneon the backidiom
- plaudit
- praise
- rave