Meanings
verbmake a name for oneself (third-person singular simple present makes a name for oneself, present participle making a name for oneself, simple past and past participle made a name for oneself)
present singular third person makes a name for oneself · participle present making a name for oneself · participle past made a name for oneself · past made a name for oneself
- idiomaticTo gain fame, to become well-known.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 成名
- 成名 (chéngmíng)to gain fame
Dutch naam maken
- naam makento gain fame
Finnish päästä maailmankartalle
- päästä maailmankartalleto gain fame
French se faire connaître, se faire un nom
- se faire connaîtreto gain fame
- se faire un nomto gain fame
Italian affermarsi, sfondare
- affermarsito gain fame
- sfondareto gain fame
Japanese 一旗揚げる
- 一旗揚げる (hito hata ageru)to gain fame
Polish wyrabiać sobie renomę, wyrobić sobie renomę
- wyrabiać sobie renomęto gain fame
- wyrobić sobie renomęto gain fame
- wyrabiać sobie reputacjęto gain fame
- wyrobić sobie reputacjęto gain fame
Russian завоева́ть популя́рность, просла́виться
- завоева́ть популя́рность (zavojevátʹ populjárnostʹ)to gain fame
- просла́виться (proslávitʹsja)to gain fame
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make a name for oneself. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20name%20for%20oneself
MLA
“make a name for oneself.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20name%20for%20oneself. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “make a name for oneself,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/make%20a%20name%20for%20oneself.
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