preach

About 4.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To give a sermon.

   Our pastor can preach very well.

2. verb To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
3. verb To advise or recommend earnestly.
4. verb To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
5. verb To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.
6. noun A religious discourse.
7. interjection Used to express strong agreement (as if encouraging somebody to continue speaking).

   – If you can't do the time, don't do the crime! – Preach!

Similar words

advocate prophesy profess lecture orate proclaim teach espouse predicate propagate

Often followed by

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Word family

preached preacher bird preaches preachily preaching preachingly