She gained international acclaim
for her successful design of the National Library.
Have you ever seen someone using “acclaim” in his or her sentences? What does the word acclaim really mean? Where does “acclaim” originally come from? The word acclaim has Latin roots. The initial “ad” plus “clamare” literally means “to shout” in English. The word also means cry out, applaud or praise vociferously. The Turkish equivalent of the word acclaim as a verb is “övmek“, “beğenmek“, or “alkışlamak“. As a noun, the word acclaim means “övgü“, “”beğeni“, “takdir” in Turkish.
Here are some examples in English:
- Alp’s theatrical performance received considerable acclaim.
- The big crowd acclaimed the winners and booed the losers.
- Their book met with modest acclaim (got enthusiastic approval).
Here are some examples in Turkish:
- Doğa hakkında yazdığı makaleleri her zaman beğenmişizdir.
- Ömer Seyfettin her zaman övgüye layık bir yazar olmuştur.
- Genç personelimizi başarılarından dolayı bütün içtenliğimizle takdir ettik.