fame
To make famousTo make (someone or something) famous.
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» The architect achieved worldwide fame.
Архитектор добился всемирной известности. — odexed
Архітектор здобувся всесвітньої відомості. — shanghainese
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1 sensesTo make (someone or something) famous.
Examples
157 sentencesThe architect achieved worldwide fame.
Архітектор здобувся всесвітньої відомості. — shanghainese
ruАрхитектор добился всемирной известности. — odexed
Tom is no stranger to fame.
Some people go after fame.
deManche Leute sind auf Ruhm aus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Fame isn't always accompanied with success.
Despite adversity, the architect achieved worldwide fame.
Origin
From Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed fromFrom Middle English fame, from Old French fame (“celebrity, renown”), itself borrowed from Latin fāma (“talk, rumor, report, reputation”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂-meh₂, from *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say, tell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “talk”). Related also to Latin for (“speak, say”, verb), Old English bōian (“to boast”), Old English bēn (“prayer, request”), Old English bannan (“to summon, command, proclaim”). More at ban.
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Forms
fames, faming, famed, famedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.