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{
"term": "fame",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the state of being known and talked about by many people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **achieve/win** instant **fame**"
},
{
"text": "Daisy Ridley of ‘Star Wars’ fame *(= famous for ‘Star Wars’)*"
},
{
"text": "The town's only **claim to fame** is that there was once a riot there."
},
{
"text": "She went to Hollywood in search of **fame and fortune**."
},
{
"text": "After this concert she was firmly on the road to fame and fortune."
},
{
"text": "His adventure brought him both fame and notoriety."
},
{
"text": "He shot to fame when he won the US Open."
},
{
"text": "Her fame rests on a single book."
},
{
"text": "She found fame on the stage."
},
{
"text": "In 1934, when at the height of his fame, he disappeared."
},
{
"text": "Largely unknown in his lifetime, Mendel's discoveries earned him posthumous fame."
},
{
"text": "She gained international fame as a dancer."
},
{
"text": "The restaurant's fame spread quickly."
},
{
"text": "The town's main claim to fame is being the home of one of the strangest buildings in the world."
},
{
"text": "a man to whom fame came very late"
},
{
"text": "the years of his greatest fame"
},
{
"text": "His fame as a conductor grew."
},
{
"text": "He was enjoying his new-found fame."
},
{
"text": "Tennis brought him fame and fortune, but it didn't bring happiness."
},
{
"text": "The town's only claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Einstein."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "great", "local"],
"verb + fame": ["enjoy", "achieve", "come to"],
"fame + verb": ["rest on something", "come to somebody", "grow"],
"phrases": [
"at the height of somebody/something’s fame",
"somebody/something’s biggest, chief, greatest, main, etc. claim to fame",
"fame and fortune"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a short period of being famous",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Everybody wants their fifteen minutes of fame."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to suddenly become famous, especially as a singer or actor",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He shot to fame almost overnight."
},
{
"text": "She shot to stardom in a Broadway musical."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/feɪm/",
"audio": "fa/fame/fame__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/feɪm/",
"audio": "fa/fame/fame__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (also in the sense ‘reputation’, which survives in house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama."
}