If a speaker or performer gets a standing ovation when they have finished speaking or performing, the audience stands up to clap in order to show its admiration or support.
standing ovation in British English
(ˈstændɪŋ əʊˈveɪʃən)
noun
a round of applause where people stand up to show they enjoyed the performance very much
He was given a standing ovation.
standing ovation in American English
an enthusiastic outburst of applause in which some or all members of the audience rise to their feet
Examples of 'standing ovation' in a sentence
standing ovation
We both struggled to hold back the tears on stage as he received a prolonged standing ovation.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
She received a standing ovation in parts of her speech.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She picked herself up and ran her final lap to a standing ovation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was not a standing ovation so much as a crouching one.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In the cinema they received a standing ovation.
Giles Whittell Spitfire Women of World War II (2007)
But he received a standing ovation when he was subbed in the final minute.
The Sun (2012)
At the end there is a standing ovation.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And the standing ovation seemed set to go on all night.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
When she went on stage in Dublin she got a standing ovation that lasted five minutes.
The Sun (2011)
She finishes after 50 minutes to the second and leaves to a standing ovation and bouquet.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He's been on a little less than four hours and leaves to a standing ovation.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was given a standing ovation when he was finally hauled off with 10 minutes to go.
The Sun (2014)
And five times the packed audience rose as one and gave the Londoners a standing ovation.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He'll get his standing ovation but it's meaningless.
The Sun (2008)
That the day's villain remains a crowd favourite was shown by the standing ovation he received when substituted after 85 minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The film received a standing ovation when it premiered at Cannes and went on to win three awards at the Sundance film festival.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A large, rapt Barbican audience gave it a standing ovation.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In other languages
standing ovation
British English: standing ovation NOUN
If a speaker or performer gets a standing ovation when they have finished speaking or performing, the audience stands up to clap in order to show its admiration or support.