(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
To have a ~ for something means to be known or remembered for it.
Alice Munro has a ~ for being a very depressing writer.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
2.
Something’s or someone’s ~ is the opinion that people have about how good they are. If they have a good ~, people think they are good.
The stories ruined his ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
3.
If you know someone by ~, you have never met them but you have heard of their ~.
She was by ~ a good organiser.
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