Meaning

1 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)What somebody or something is known for.

    The new manager has a reputation for being a stickler for details.

    Ruf, Ansehen, Klang

    репута́цияreputácija, про́фильprófilʹ, реноме́renomɛ́

    репута́ціяreputácija, реноме́renomé

More definitions
  • the general estimation that the public has for a person
  • notoriety for some particular characteristic
  • the state of being held in high esteem and honor

Examples

347 sentences

  1. All I have is my reputation.

    Все, що в мене є, — це моя репутація. — deniko

    deAlles, was ich habe, ist mein Ruf. — Waldelfe

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  2. It would hurt your reputation if you went to the party with Tom.

    Це би зашкодило твоїй репутації, якби ти пішла на вечірку з Томом. — deniko

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  3. He got a bad reputation.

    У нього погана репутація. — deniko

    ruОн снискал дурную репутацию. — odexed

    deEr hat einen schlechten Ruf. — raggione

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  4. He has a good reputation.

    В нього добра репутація. — aandrusiak

    ruУ него хорошая репутация. — sharptoothed

    deEr hat einen guten Ruf. — MUIRIEL

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  5. I don't care about my reputation.

    ruМне плевать на свою репутацию. — sharptoothed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
what somebody is known for:
Русский
By meaning 1
what somebody is known for:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
what somebody is known for:

Origin

14c. "credit, good reputation", from Middle English reputacion, reputacioun, reputation, r

14c. "credit, good reputation", from Middle English reputacion, reputacioun, reputation, reputatioun, from Anglo-Norman reputacion, reputacioun, Middle French reputation (French réputation), and their etymon Latin reputātiōnem (“consideration, thinking over”), noun of action from past participle stem of reputō (“reflect upon, reckon, count over”), from the prefix re- (“again”) + putō (“reckon, consider”). By surface analysis, repute + -ation. Displaced native Old English hlīsa (“reputation, fame”)

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Forms

plural: reputations
Singularreputation
Pluralreputations

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
nameA1characterA1faceA1standingC2stockB2charctersavour
Close in meaning
  • the general estimation that the public has for a person:report
  • the state of being held in high esteem and honor:repute

Word family

10 related words
RelatedreputeC2
Deriveddemirepdisreputationreputationalreputation economyreputationismreputationlessreputation managementreputation systemwebutation

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

5 patterns
  • has a reputation
  • bad reputation
  • a good reputation
  • a reputation for
  • good reputation

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
repulserepulsiverepurposereputablereputeC2requestB1

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