Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, poetic, uncountable)An acclamation; a shout of applause.

  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A claim.

More definitions
  • enthusiastic approval

Examples

23 sentences
  1. He was acclaimed as the best writer of the year.

    Він був визнаний найкращим письменником року. — iceman

    ruОн был признан лучшим писателем года. — ae5s

  2. The crowd acclaimed the new king.

    ruТолпа приветствовала нового короля. — Lenin_1917

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  3. They acclaimed him as their leader.

  4. Tom is a highly acclaimed physicist.

  5. Tom is a highly acclaimed physician.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

* First attested in 1667.

* First attested in 1667.

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Forms

plural: acclaims
Singularacclaim
Pluralacclaims

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
acclaim — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto