repute

«repute» in Mova's school dictionary: What people generally think of someone or something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (repute, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) What people generally think of someone or something; reputation. tree →

sense in the lessons

Phrases: «of good repute», «of ill repute» (with a bad name), «by repute».

examples

• He was a doctor of good repute. tree →
• The inn was a place of ill repute. tree →
• By repute, the Wild Wood was dangerous. tree →
• A family of high repute lived in the hall. tree →
• She knew him only by repute. tree →
• The shop has a repute for fair prices. tree →
• The most famous of these institutions was the oracle of Apollo at Delphi, which was held in general repute all over the world. tree →

note

Formal; everyday word: reputation. Adjective: reputed (said to be).

In the corpora

• Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed dull in your sight?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «repute» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.