Phrase guide

standing ovation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Enthusiastic applause given by people who rise from a sitting position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ovation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: recognition, credit

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَصْفِيقٌ مَعَ الوُقُوف (taṣfīqun maʕa l-wuqūf) — enthusiastic applause
  • Arabic: تَصْفِيقٌ حَارّ (taṣfīqun ḥārr) — enthusiastic applause
  • Bulgarian: аплодисме́нти на крака́ (aplodisménti na kraká) — enthusiastic applause
  • Bulgarian: бу́рни аплодисме́нти (búrni aplodisménti) — enthusiastic applause
  • Bulgarian: бу́рни ръкопля́скания (búrni rǎkopljáskanija) — enthusiastic applause
  • Chinese Mandarin: 起立鼓掌 (qǐlì gǔzhǎng) — enthusiastic applause
  • Danish: stående bifald — enthusiastic applause
  • Dutch: staande ovatie — enthusiastic applause
  • Finnish: seisaaltaan annetut aplodit — enthusiastic applause
  • French: standing ovation — enthusiastic applause
  • German: stehende Ovation — enthusiastic applause
  • German: Stehapplaus — enthusiastic applause
  • German: Stehbeifall — enthusiastic applause
  • German: Standing Ovations — enthusiastic applause
  • Hungarian: állva éljenzés — enthusiastic applause
  • Italian: standing ovation — enthusiastic applause
  • Italian: ovazione in piedi — enthusiastic applause
  • Japanese: スタンディングオベーション (sutandingu obēshon) — enthusiastic applause
  • Korean: 기립박수 (giripbaksu) — enthusiastic applause
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stående applaus — enthusiastic applause
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ståande applaus — enthusiastic applause
  • Russian: бу́рные аплодисме́нты (búrnyje aplodisménty) — enthusiastic applause
  • Swedish: stående ovation — enthusiastic applause