ADJ.
admirable, deaf, easier, fitting, fraudulent, right
VERB + PREACH
continue, don't, practice, visited
PREACH + NOUN
abstinence, church, ears, ravens
PREP.
among, in, than
verb
To give a sermon.
Our pastor can preach very well.
One saint’s day in mid-term a certain newly-appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.
To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a formal religious harangue.
The Spirit of the Lord God is vpon me, therefore hathe the Lord anointed me: he hathe ſent me to preache good tidings vnto the poore,[…]
To advise or recommend earnestly.
My Mʳ preaches patience to him,[…]
To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.
The Spirits of the Dead, / Quitting their mortal mansion, enter not, / As falsely ye are preached, their final seat / Of bliss, or bale;[…]
To give advice in an offensive or obtrusive manner.
noun
A religious discourse.
he make peace in his preaches and play with esteem
intj
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!
To speak as if to convince a person or group of something they already believe.
Jay Branegan says each side will be preaching to the choir. "Democrats will make the argument that's been successful with their base […] [that] Republicans are merely helping the r
To attempt to persuade a party that does not wish to listen or cannot be altered in its conviction.
Roosevelt was tired of preaching to deaf ears. He was ready to try something else.
To speak to or persuade a nearly nonexistent audience, or to an audience not listening.
To act hypocritically; to fail to practice what one preaches.
Our pastor can preach very well.
WiktionaryOne saint’s day in mid-term a certain newly-appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when
WiktionaryThe Spirit of the Lord God is vpon me, therefore hathe the Lord anointed me: he hathe ſent me to preache good tidings vnto the poore,[…]
Wiktionaryhe make peace in his preaches and play with esteem
Wiktionary– If you can't do the time, don't do the crime! – Preach!
WiktionaryYou don't practice what you preach.
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In some senses, preach is marked as obsolete, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.