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# reputation

noun (a reputation, reputations)

«reputation» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A reputation is what people generally think about someone or something, based on what they have done in the past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#m1)
2. A reputation for something means being known for it, good or bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics, stories and adult life, a good reputation takes years to build and can be lost quickly; lying and cheating damage reputation. Schools, shops and companies care about their reputation. In stories, a character «with a reputation» is known for something, often bad. Phrases: «a good reputation», «a reputation for», «damage your reputation», «live up to your reputation».

### Examples

- The bakery has a reputation for the best bread in town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#x1)
- Cheating would ruin his reputation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#x2)
- She has a reputation for being fair and kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#x3)
- The school has an excellent reputation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#x4)
- The old house had a reputation for being haunted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#x5)
- It takes years to build a good reputation and seconds to lose it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#x6)
- They added nothing to his reputation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a reputation, reputations. Related: «reputable» (trusted), «disreputable» (not trusted). Trap: a reputation is people's opinion, which may be wrong; it is not the same as a person's real character.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah lists it as one of the seven things the double letters stand for, with Beauty, and its opposite is shame or disrepute. In the primary lessons: In ethics, stories and adult life, a good reputation takes years to build and can be lost quickly; lying and cheating damage reputation. Schools, shops and companies care about their reputation. In stories, a character «with a reputation» is known for something, often bad. Phrases: «a good reputation», «a reputation for», «damage your reputation», «live up to your reputation».

### Examples

- These are the foundations of Life, Peace, Riches, Beauty or Reputation, Wisdom, Fruitfulness, and Power. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reputation/#x1)
- These are double, because their opposites take part in life, opposed to Life is Death; to Peace, War; to Riches, Poverty; to Beauty or Reputation, Deformity or Disrepute; to Wisdom, Ignorance; to Fruitfulness, Sterility; to Power, Slavery. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reputation/#x2)

### Note

Countable: a reputation, reputations. Related: «reputable» (trusted), «disreputable» (not trusted). Trap: a reputation is people's opinion, which may be wrong; it is not the same as a person's real character.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «reputation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reputation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reputation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reputation.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «reputation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/reputation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«reputation» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/reputation.html) on Mova free.