reputation

Betekenis

What somebody or something is known for.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/

Etymologie

14c. "credit, good reputation", Latin reputationem (“consideration, thinking over”), noun of action from past participle stem of reputo (“reflect upon, reckon, count over”), from the prefix re- (“again”) + puto (“reckon, consider”). Displaced native Old English hlīsa, which was also the word for "fame."

Zinnen

In Britain it flowers less profusely and even has a reputation for being tender .

In Groot -Brittannië bloeit het minder overvloedig en heeft het zelfs de reputatie teder te zijn.