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Learner’s Word of the Day
Learner’s Word of the Day
Reputation ![Audio Pronunciation]()
Function: noun
Plural: reputations
Meaning:
: the common opinion that people have about someone or something : the way in which people think of someone or something
Examples:
[count] <This car dealership has a good/bad reputation. [=people think that the car dealership is good/bad]>
<He has earned/established/acquired areputation as a first-class playwright.>
<a teacher with a reputation for patience>
<Poor customer service has ruined/damaged/destroyed the company’s reputation.>
<The cruise ship lived up to its reputation. [=the cruise ship was as good, enjoyable, etc., as we were told it would be]>
[noncount] <I know that the restaurant, by reputation, is excellent. [=the restaurant has an excellent reputation]>
Plural: reputations
Meaning:
: the common opinion that people have about someone or something : the way in which people think of someone or something
Examples:
[count] <This car dealership has a good/bad reputation. [=people think that the car dealership is good/bad]>
<He has earned/established/acquired areputation as a first-class playwright.>
<a teacher with a reputation for patience>
<Poor customer service has ruined/damaged/destroyed the company’s reputation.>
<The cruise ship lived up to its reputation. [=the cruise ship was as good, enjoyable, etc., as we were told it would be]>
[noncount] <I know that the restaurant, by reputation, is excellent. [=the restaurant has an excellent reputation]>
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