ovationo‧va‧tion /əʊˈveɪʃən $ oʊ-/ noun [countable] formal 
The Chancellor’s entrance was greeted with a standing ovation (=everyone stood up). Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation.
WORD ORIGINovation
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin ovatio, from ovare ‘to show great happiness’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A packed Hall of graduates and undergraduates gave Baroness Park an affectionate standing ovation at the end of her after dinner speech.
- His parishioners applauded more out of charity than conviction, and the emptiness of the ovation embarrassed both speaker and audience alike.
- I got a standing ovation from the board.
- Outspoken speeches were given which received spontaneous standing ovations.
- The standing ovations were over for a while.
- When I finished speaking, the audience gave me a standing ovation.
Longman Language Activatorto clap
to hit your hands together loudly and quickly to show that you approve of and are pleased with a play, someone's performance, someone's actions etc: · The audience cheered and clapped as the curtain came down.· Fans usually clap the batsman when he leaves the field.clap your hands: · A crowd gathered to watch the runners, clapping their hands and urging them on.
if people applaud , they clap excitedly, and often for a long time, in order to show how much they liked something or to show their support for someone: · The crowd applauded when Evans promised to cut taxes.· A group of supporters applauded the strikers as they were led into court.
to give a loud, happy shout expressing admiration, approval, and often excitement, for example at a sports event or after a speech: · The audience were now on their feet, cheering wildly.· Thousands of people lined Broadway to cheer the Yankees and celebrate their World Series triumph.
the sound of a crowd of people clapping and cheering someone, to show their approval and admiration: · There was loud applause when the band members ran onto the stage.a round of applause (=a short period of applause): · The candidate's promise to improve public schools was greeted with a loud round of applause.applause dies down (=gradually stops): · The conductor waited for the applause to die down before signalling for the orchestra to begin.
if someone receives a standing ovation at the end of a performance or speech, the people who are watching or listening to them stand up, clap, and cheer, to show their approval and admiration: · Miller got a standing ovation when he entered the game.give somebody/something a standing ovation: · The speech was given a standing ovation.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The Chancellor’s entrance was greeted with a standing ovation (=everyone stood up). Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
if a group of people give someone an ovation, they clap to show approval: The Chancellor’s entrance was greeted with a standing ovation (=everyone stood up). Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation. (=when people stand up to clap after a performance)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· And by now, every point won by Forget received a wild, standing ovation.· Administrator Michael Barnes was given a standing ovation after addressing the audience.· There were more standing ovations than I've ever heard.· A blonde Tory had stripped and received a standing ovation from a minority of her audience.· The delegates accorded Ciaran Ryan a standing ovation.....· After the concert she had to wait for four minutes before McCartney could rejoin her ... while he accepted a standing ovation.· As he fell, a smoking black handprint on his chest, he heard the standing ovation building.· In the end, Linfield left the pitch to a standing ovation from the Windsor faithful.
VERB· As always Vinny will get a huge ovation.· I got a standing ovation from the board.· His talk got a standing ovation.
· Administrator Michael Barnes was given a standing ovation after addressing the audience.· They gave him a standing ovation from the dugout and promised to present him with the game ball.· As the audience gave them a standing ovation, he and Eminem hugged on stage.· They clap; they yell; they give her a standing ovation.· When I finished speaking, the audience gave me a standing ovation.· The fans, aware this was no game, gave him a thunderous ovation when they saw him.· The delegates gave her a standing ovation as she walked back to the podium.· At the end of the presentation they gave me a standing ovation, and I hardly even noticed it.
· A blonde Tory had stripped and received a standing ovation from a minority of her audience.· He received a standing ovation from the entire chamber.· Outspoken speeches were given which received spontaneous standing ovations.· Ferraro had received the loudest ovation in the introductions.· After receiving standing ovations, Dent went on to tour with the B-52s.
· As the audience gave them a standing ovation, he and Eminem hugged on stage.· Farrakhan entered the Palladium to a thunderous standing ovation.· Yet the standing ovations and hand-wringing subservience she generates would make you think she'd cured cancer.· When I finished speaking, the audience gave me a standing ovation.· It received a standing ovation from the crew.· I got a standing ovation from the board.· His talk got a standing ovation.
The Chancellor’s entrance was greeted with a standing ovation (=everyone stood up). Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation.