Preach definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

preach in American English · 1. to speak in public on religious matters; give a sermon · 2. to give moral or religious advice, esp. in a tiresome manner. verb ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'preach'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× preach (priːtʃ ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensepreaches ,presentparticiplepreaching ,pasttense,pastparticiplepreached 1. verb Whenamemberoftheclergypreachesasermon,heorshegivesatalkonareligiousormoralsubjectduringareligiousservice. AtHighMassthepriestpreachedasermononthedevil.[VERBnoun] Thebishoppreachedtoacrowdofseveralhundredlocalpeople.[VERB+to] Hedenouncedthedecisiontoinvitehisfellowarchbishoptopreach.[VERB] [AlsoV+against/on]Synonyms:deliverasermon,address,exhort,evangelize MoreSynonymsofpreach 2. verb Whenpeoplepreachabelieforacourseofaction,theytrytopersuadeotherpeopletoacceptthebeliefortotakethecourseofaction. Hetriedtopreachpeaceandtolerancetohispeople.[VERBnoun] Healthexpertsarenowpreachingthatevenalittleexerciseisfarbetterthannone atall.[VERBthat] FormanyyearsIhavepreachedagainstwar.[V+against/about] 3. verb Ifsomeonegivesyouadviceinaveryserious,boringway,youcansaythattheyarepreachingatyou. [disapproval]'Don'tpreachatme,'heshouted.[VERB+at] 4. Seetopractisewhatyoupreach 5. Seetopreachtotheconverted MoreSynonymsofpreach CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof preach Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'preach' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'preach' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Romansch' HindiTranslationof'preach' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency preachinBritishEnglish (priːtʃ ) verb1. tomakeknown(religioustruth)orgivereligiousormoralinstructionorexhortationin(sermons) 2. toadvocate(avirtue,action,etc),espinamoralizingway CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformspreachable(ˈpreachable)adjective WordoriginC13:fromOldFrenchprechier,fromChurchLatinpraedicāre,fromLatin:toproclaiminpublic;seepredicate WordFrequency preachinAmericanEnglish (pritʃ ) verbintransitive1.  tospeakinpubliconreligiousmatters;giveasermon 2.  togivemoralorreligiousadvice,esp.inatiresomemanner verbtransitive3.  toexpoundorproclaimbypreaching 4.  toadvocatebyorasbypreaching;urgestronglyorpersistently 5.  todeliver(asermon) Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEprechen