Meaning of "fame" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FAME

From Latin fā ma report; related to fārī to say.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FAME

fame  [feɪm]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FAME

Fame is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fame in English.

WHAT DOES FAME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fame in the English dictionary

The first definition of fame in the dictionary is the state of being widely known or recognized; renown; celebrity. Other definition of fame is rumour or public report. Fame is also to make known or famous; celebrate.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FAME

PRESENT

Present

I fame

you fame

he/she/it fames

we fame

you fame

they fame

Present continuous

I am faming

you are faming

he/she/it is faming

we are faming

you are faming

they are faming

Present perfect

I have famed

you have famed

he/she/it has famed

we have famed

you have famed

they have famed

Present perfect continuous

I have been faming

you have been faming

he/she/it has been faming

we have been faming

you have been faming

they have been faming

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I famed

you famed

he/she/it famed

we famed

you famed

they famed

Past continuous

I was faming

you were faming

he/she/it was faming

we were faming

you were faming

they were faming

Past perfect

I had famed

you had famed

he/she/it had famed

we had famed

you had famed

they had famed

Past perfect continuous

I had been faming

you had been faming

he/she/it had been faming

we had been faming

you had been faming

they had been faming

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fame

you will fame

he/she/it will fame

we will fame

you will fame

they will fame

Future continuous

I will be faming

you will be faming

he/she/it will be faming

we will be faming

you will be faming

they will be faming

Future perfect

I will have famed

you will have famed

he/she/it will have famed

we will have famed

you will have famed

they will have famed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been faming

you will have been faming

he/she/it will have been faming

we will have been faming

you will have been faming

they will have been faming

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fame

you would fame

he/she/it would fame

we would fame

you would fame

they would fame

Conditional continuous

I would be faming

you would be faming

he/she/it would be faming

we would be faming

you would be faming

they would be faming

Conditional perfect

I would have fame

you would have fame

he/she/it would have fame

we would have fame

you would have fame

they would have fame

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been faming

you would have been faming

he/she/it would have been faming

we would have been faming

you would have been faming

they would have been faming

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fame
we let´s fame
you fame

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fame

Past participle

famed

Present Participle

faming

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FAME»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fame» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fame

celebrity · credit · eminence · glory · honour · illustriousness · name · prestige · prominence · renown · reputation · repute · stardom · stature

TRANSLATION OF FAME

Find out the translation of fame to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fame from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fame» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 名声
• Translator English - Spanish: fama
• English: fame
• Translator English - Hindi: प्रसिद्धि
• Translator English - Arabic: سُمْعَة
• Translator English - Russian: слава
• Translator English - Portuguese: fama
• Translator English - Bengali: খ্যাতি
• Translator English - French: célébrité
• Translator English - Malay: kemasyhuran
• Translator English - German: Ruhm
• Translator English - Japanese: 名声
• Translator English - Korean: 명예
• Translator English - Javanese: Ketenaran
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự nổi tiếng
• Translator English - Tamil: புகழ்
• Translator English - Marathi: प्रसिद्धी
• Translator English - Turkish: şöhret
• Translator English - Italian: fama
• Translator English - Polish: sława
• Translator English - Ukrainian: слава
• Translator English - Romanian: faimă
• Translator English - Greek: φήμη
• Translator English - Afrikaans: roem
• Translator English - Swedish: kändisskap
• Translator English - Norwegian: berømmelse

10 QUOTES WITH «FAME»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fame.

1

George Matthew Adams

Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain comparatively useless - be unhappy - and die a bankrupt in soul.

2

Marc Anthony

Fame is addictive. Money is addictive. Attention is addictive. But golf is second to none.

3

Pietro Aretino

I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style, and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being and my fame.

4

Jane Asher

Thank God I've never had the sort of intense fame that means you can't walk up the road. That sort of blazing stardom must be difficult to cope with and maintain; my career has just bubbled along happily.

5

Troy Baker

I don't ever want it to be about me. A friend of mine told me, 'The difference between fame and notoriety is fame is when people know you, and notoriety is when people know your work.' The first one is not respectable, but the second one is, because that leaves a legacy.

6

Christian Nestell Bovee

Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.

7

Jeff Buckley

I sacrificed my anonymity for my father, whereas he sacrificed me for his fame.

8

Peter Carey

Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really any very heady fame.

9

Dan Colen

It's such a paradox. You come from this place where you want fame; you don't want to be bourgeois, but you want to be successful. You want to be accepted, but you also want to be going against the grain. You want to be on the outside, but you want to be on the inside.

10

Patrick Dempsey

Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAME»

Discover the use of fame in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fame and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Fame Game

Plus, there's a new nice girl in "reality" town—aspiring actress Carmen Price, the daughter of Hollywood royalty—and she's a lot more experienced at playing the fame game.

Lauren Conrad, 2012

Fame: What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity

From Greek mythology to the stories of the Christian martyrs and Dr. Faustus, Payne makes the fascinating argument that our relationship to celebrity is perilous, and that we wouldn't have it any other way.

Tom Payne, 2010

Fame

A Dream Come True Dayne Matthews is at the top of the Hollywood list-a successful, popular actor with a bright future. He has everything a man could want--fame, fortune, and friends.

Karen Kingsbury, 2011

Fame

Annotation. "Mark Rowland s brings his philosophical expertise to bear on our concept of fame and explores the reasons behind its radical transformation.

Mark Rowlands, 2008

Fame: Lady Gaga

Is it the costumes?

Dan Rafter, 2010

Fame

Desperate to salvage his career, legendary film director Dorian Rasmirez gambles his fortune on a opulent remake of Wuthering Heights, starring a young, trouble-prone starlet as Cathy and an arrogantly sexy British import as Heathcliff.

Tilly Bagshawe, 2013

Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America's Favorite ...

The book culminates in Halpern’s encounter with Rod Stewart’s biggest fan, a woman from Pittsburgh who nominated the singer for Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

Jake Halpern, 2008

Damned to Fame: The Life of Samuel Beckett

Damned to Fame is the brilliant and insightful portrait of Nobel Prize-winning author Samuel Beckett, mysterious and reclusive master of twentieth-century literature.

James Knowlson, 2004

Fame: A Novel in Nine Episodes

The result is a dazzling tour de force by one of Europe’s finest young writers. From the Hardcover edition.

Daniel Kehlmann, 2010

Fame: Twilight

Meet Zesty Tastee, flamboyant gay playboy and heir to the Tastee Corporationfortune.

Kim Sherman, Ryan Burton, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fame is used in the context of the following news items.

Ken Stabler deserves another look from the Hall of Fame

Stabler never got elected to the Hall of Fame and didn't even get very close: He was only a Hall of Fame finalist three times, and voted down on ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

How Omar Sharif Rose to Fame

Actor Omar Sharif, who has died at 83, first made major international waves with his role in Lawrence of Arabia, released in late 1962. But, as ... «TIME, Jul 15»

NEWS ROUNDUP: Bill Cosby's Star To Remain On Hollywood Walk …

One thing that Cosby won't be losing, however, is his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “The answer is no,” Leron Gubler, Hollywood ... «News One, Jul 15»

Dead Toronto raccoon draws sidewalk memorial, Internet fame

A lifeless raccoon found a level of fame and garnered an upwelling of sympathy—and snickers—Thursday when the animal's body was ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Texas Radio Hall of Fame inducts 2015 class

Siegel, who died in early 2013, is being honored in the Texas Radio Hall of Fame's “News Makers & Risk Takers” category for 2015. «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»

Former coach Schreiber on the mend, entering 13th hall of fame

It's the 13th hall of fame for Schreiber but his latest entry ranks just behind his induction into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»

Grambling Legends Hall of Fame to induct 11

Walter Dean received a phone call several months ago that he assumed was a prank call. On the other line was a representative from the ... «Shreveport Times, Jul 15»

On fast track to fame, Amy Schumer stays true to self

Amy Schumer's publicist is nervously watching as the comedian peeks through the closed doors of a business meeting in progress at the ... «SFGate, Jul 15»

Carrie Underwood, Braid Paisley To Perform At Country Music Hall …

Carrie Underwood headlines The Country Music Hall of Fame benefit… Luke Bryan enlists a member of little Big Town for his latest and Steven ... «FOX News Radio, Jul 15»

Muisenga family joins Special Olympics Midland Family Hall of Fame

The Muisenga family was inducted into the Family Hall of Fame by ... and we are honored to have them inducted into our Area 30 Hall of Fame. «Midland Daily News, Jul 15»