Collocations with Acclaim
Acclaim
noun
ADJECTIVE
great –
general, universal, wide, widespread –
popular, public –
critical –
.Her latest novel has won great critical acclaim
international, national, worldwide –
VERB + ACCLAIM
deserve, earn (sb), gain (sb), garner (especially AmE), meet with, receive, win –
.His discoveries earned him wide acclaim
PREPOSITION
to … acclaim –
.The play opened last week to universal acclaim
acclaim for –
.She received international acclaim for her performance
acclaim from –
acclaim from the critics
Acclaim
verb
PHRASES
,be critically acclaimed, be highly acclaimed –
be internationally acclaimed, be widely acclaimed
.This book has been widely acclaimed as a modern classic