Used in a Sentence

repute

How to use repute in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for repute.

Editorial note

\nBeing a misfit is often met with ill repute.

Examples9
Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of repute gathered in one view.

noun

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

verb

look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for repute.

noun

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

verb

look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

Example sentences

1

\nBeing a misfit is often met with ill repute.

2

So I figured, but my stance is that in the long run the repute and traffic would not matter.

3

No tradesmen of good repute will have anything to do with such disgraceful transactions.

4

These types of ranking speak more to the subjectivity of the author than to the repute of the universities.

5

During that time that you're searching for the "Priceless Crossbow of Ill-repute", you're going to find other, extremely rare artifacts which you can then ... sell yourself, or trade!

6

"The nail in the coffin, for me, is the fact that this is set to be published in the Journal of Cosmology, a publication of questionable repute [2].

7

I want people to transact their wealth/money only with those companies, which are located in countries, which have good repute for accountability and have strong judicial system.

8

Also unlike in the US where there are many universities of top repute, in India we have either the IITs or NITs [wrt engineering] - and actual quality of education their is also isnt great [ well i can say about NITs].

9

They are mechanically more compact than the buckling spring type with similarly desirable key action, but the switch means they need to be made in a very durable way. Cherry says the MXs are good for 50 million operations; I don't know how many operations IBM guaranteed theirs for but I'm sitting next to one made in 1989 so I presume it is "a lot".Which is a lot of words to say that "gold might make a difference and anyway Cherry doesn't sell good switches without the gold plating and they're the only people of any repute making those type of keys any more".Edit: one other further irritation for people who type fast; N-key rollover is a term you may have heard of.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use repute in a sentence?

\nBeing a misfit is often met with ill repute.

What does repute mean?

the state of being held in high esteem and honor

What part of speech is repute?

repute is commonly used as noun, verb.