Results for repute

Definitions of repute:

part of speech: verb transitive

To hold in general opinion; consider; usually in a passive sense; as, he is reputed rich.

part of speech: noun

General opinion, good or bad, held of a person or thing; as, a man of good repute.

part of speech: verb

To estimate; to think; to hold; to reckon.

part of speech: noun

Character; established opinion; general estimation.

part of speech: verb transitive

To account or estimate: to hold.

Usage examples for repute:

• Mr Squire, the eminent chemist, was desirous of testing the powers of this plant, which, dried and reduced to powder, is in high repute among the Indians of South America as a serpentifuge. "The Romance of Natural History, Second Series", Philip Henry Gosse

• He discovered her in houses of ill repute "Atlantis", Gerhart Hauptmann

• There was hardly a lawyer of repute but took up the question, and had an opinion as to Lizzie's right to the necklace. "The Eustace Diamonds", Anthony Trollope