standing ovation
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈstændɪŋ oʊˈveɪʃən/
:
ovación de pie
- The entire crowd rose to their feet and gave the speaker a standing ovation at the end of his inspiring speech.
- receive a standing ovation
And here was Szalinski getting a standing ovation before an international audience.
- And here was Szalinski getting a standing ovation before an international audience.
- But the standing ovation was nice.
- Let's all give a standing ovation to this product right here because it's beautiful.
- And then when it was over, which felt very timeless, I got a standing ovation.
- And when the house lights went to half for the first act, there was a standing ovation.
- And what you didn't see behind you was the extras in this courtroom gave you a standing ovation.
- and gave me a standing ovation. And in the front row was mom and dad and my family, my grandma. And I remember saying in the dream,
- And when they walk in, I thought we could give them a standing ovation, do a little clapping, you know, just this is their day and we're here to honor them.
- I just winning that fucking talk, getting a standing ovation, moving people and their emotions to the outcome that they want and and and and and and that feels so good.
Examples
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The applause for each number was deafening, and the cast received a thunderous standing ovation.
Fiction book (1992) -
But the standing ovation was nice.
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How about you give me a standing ovation?
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I gave you a standing ovation when you arrived.
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We gave you a standing ovation.
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At the end, they gave the man, not the message, a standing ovation.
Academic text (1992) -
When all their names had been called, they received a standing ovation.
Academic text (2003) -
The audience is on their feet with a standing ovation.
Fiction book (2000) -
And we all deserve a standing ovation at least once in our lives.
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After this statement, he received a standing ovation from the five thousand members in attendance.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
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1.9
A short time when many people clap to show approval
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4.3
A long loud round of clapping by people to show strong approval
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2.9
Loud applause from an audience to show strong approval
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6.7
Loud enthusiastic praise that a group gives
Praise people give someone in public for something good they did
Antonyms
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'standing' (upright, not seated) with 'ovation' (prolonged applause); a learner who knows both words can infer an applause given while people stand. This compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'ovación de pie', French 'ovation debout') and follows regular English noun + noun/adj modification, so it should be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Standing ovation comes from the simple picture of an audience rising to their feet to clap after a great show. People literally stand and give loud praise, an ovation, so the phrase means 'an enthusiastic show of appreciation'.