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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Lavishing

'Lavish' means 'luxurious' so what does 'lavishing praise' mean?
  

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To lavish something on somebody is a phrasal verb meaning to give someone a lot, or too much, of something such as money, presents or attention. Lavishing is the continuous form. So "He was lavishing praise on his daughter".

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  • To lavish something on somebody is a phrasal verb meaning to give someone a lot, or too much, of something such as money, presents or attention.
  • Lavishing is the continuous form.
  • So "He was lavishing praise on his daughter".
  • Means that he was giving her a lot of praise or too much praise.
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To lavish something on somebody is a phrasal verb meaning to give someone a lot, or too much, of something such as money, presents or attention.

Lavishing is the continuous form. So "He was lavishing praise on his daughter". Means that he was giving her a lot of praise or too much praise.
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