reputation

Everyday

1. A reputation is what people generally think about someone or something, based on what they have done in the past. tree →
2. A reputation for something means being known for it, good or bad. tree →

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 →
• Cheating would ruin his reputation. tree →
• She has a reputation for being fair and kind. tree →
• The school has an excellent reputation. tree →
• The old house had a reputation for being haunted. tree →
• It takes years to build a good reputation and seconds to lose it. tree →
• They added nothing to his reputation. tree →

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 →
• 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 →

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.