Meaning

1 senses

  1. (informal, rare)To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).

Examples

21 sentences

  1. I wasn't expecting a standing ovation.

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  2. The audience gave Tom a standing ovation.

    ruПублика устроила Тому овацию стоя. — marafon

    deDas Publikum erhob sich vor Tom applaudierend von den Sitzen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. We got a standing ovation.

    ruНам аплодировали стоя. — sharptoothed

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  4. Tom received a standing ovation.

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  5. Tom got a standing ovation.

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin ovātiōnem.

Learned borrowing from Latin ovātiōnem.

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Forms

ovations, ovationing, ovationed, ovationed
Base formovation · to ovation
3rd person singularovations
Present participleovationing
Past simpleovationed
Past participleovationed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyovation
he, she, itovations

Past simpleLesson

all personsovationed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ovationed
he, she, ithas ovationed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ovation

Synonyms

1 synonyms
ovate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
ouzoovalB2ovaryovenA2overA1

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