{
    "term": "fame",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the state of being known and talked about by many people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **achieve/win** instant **fame**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Daisy Ridley of ‘Star Wars’ fame *(= famous for ‘Star Wars’)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town's only **claim to fame** is that there was once a riot there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went to Hollywood in search of **fame and fortune**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After this concert she was firmly on the road to fame and fortune."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His adventure brought him both fame and notoriety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He shot to fame when he won the US Open."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her fame rests on a single book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She found fame on the stage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1934, when at the height of his fame, he disappeared."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Largely unknown in his lifetime, Mendel's discoveries earned him posthumous fame."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She gained international fame as a dancer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The restaurant's fame spread quickly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town's main claim to fame is being the home of one of the strangest buildings in the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a man to whom fame came very late"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the years of his greatest fame"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His fame as a conductor grew."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was enjoying his new-found fame."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tennis brought him fame and fortune, but it didn't bring happiness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town's only claim to fame is that it is the birthplace of Einstein."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "great", "local"],
                "verb + fame": ["enjoy", "achieve", "come to"],
                "fame + verb": ["rest on something", "come to somebody", "grow"],
                "phrases": [
                    "at the height of somebody/​something’s fame",
                    "somebody/​something’s biggest, chief, greatest, main, etc. claim to fame",
                    "fame and fortune"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a short period of being famous",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Everybody wants their fifteen minutes of fame."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to suddenly become famous, especially as a singer or actor",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He shot to fame almost overnight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She shot to stardom in a Broadway musical."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/feɪm/",
                "audio": "fa/fame/fame__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/feɪm/",
                "audio": "fa/fame/fame__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (also in the sense ‘reputation’, which survives in house of ill fame): via Old French from Latin fama."
}